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(Lawton), Ann Lees (1848 - 1933) - female
b. 20 DEC 1848 in Micklehurst, Mossley, Cheshire.
d. 21 DEC 1933 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.
father: Lawton, John (~1821 - )
mother: Lees, Mary (~1822 - )

Born to Mary Lees & John Lawton before parents marriage in 1851
1871 - Age 23 (Cardroom Hand) at Andrews Buildings, Micklehurst, Stayley.
There is an Ann Lawton registered at Tameside 1848 -STY/4/37 need's verifying
(Above verified by Tameside as not the Ann Lawton above, different parents)
Occupation -
Cardroom Hand / Housewife
Burial - [date: 23 DEC 1933] [place: Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.]
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Micklehurst Rd. Mossley. Cheshire.]
1871 - PRO Ref RG10 Piece 4092 Folio 14 Page 22 Sch 113
1881 - FHL Film 1341971 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4062 Folio 23 Page 40

Birth Note

Tameside Birth Register Ref. 1848-HAR/14/150
Registered 1st January 1849 - Mother: Mary Lees of Mossley Brow

Death Note

Ann Lees died of broncho pneumonia at 85 years and 1 day on 21 Dec 1933.

spouse: Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914)
- m. 06 SEP 1869 in St. Michael's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne.

Marriage Note
ONS Birth Index: 1869, (Jul-Sep), Ashton, 8d/807.
Tameside Marriage Register Ref. 1869-CE4/20/213
FURNESS, John Thomas. & LAWTON Ann. at Ashton, St Michael 1869-CE4/20/213

----------child: Lawton, Alice (1867 - 1877)
----------child: Furness, John Thomas (1871 - <1881)
----------child: Furness, Jane Ann (1871 - ~1897)
----------child: Furness, George Harry (1874 - 1875)
----------child: Furness, Robert Lawton (1876 - 1916)
----------child: Furness, Frank Lawton (1879 - ~1953)
----------child: Furness, James Lees (1886 - 1965)
----------child: Furness, Eva (1888 - 1976)
----------child: Furness, John Samuel (1891 - 1947)

Attwood, Margaret E. (~1865 - ) - female
b. ABT 1865 in Ashton & Districts
spouse: Furness, Anthony Holmes (1867 - )
- m. ABT 1888 in Holy Trinity Church, Ashton-u-Lyne

Marriage Note

FURNESS Anthony H. & ATTWOOD Margaret E. at Ashton Holy Trinity

Booth, Mary Ann (~1863 - ) - female
b. ABT 1863 in Micklehurst, Mossley, Cheshire.

Must have emigrated to America around 1885 and returned after 1892
Occupation -
Housewife
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: 8 Arundle Street, Top Mossley, Lancs;]

spouse: Furness, Francis (Frank) (1858 - 1926)
- m. JAN_MAR 1883 in St. Michael's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne.

Marriage Note
ONS Marriage Index: 1883, (Jan_Mar), Ashton & Districts,
Tameside Marriage Register Ref: 1883-CE4/26/394
FURNESS, Frank. & BOOTH, Mary Ann. at Ashton, St Michael - 1883-CE4/26/394

----------child: Furness, Harold (1883 - )
----------child: Furness, William (Willie) (~1888 - )
----------child: Furness, Robert (~1891 - )

Brook, Ellen Kay (~1853 - ) - female
b. ABT 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire.

1881 - Age 27 (Speed Frame Tenter) at Manchester Road, Mossley,
Brother - George Brook, age 27 (Minder) from Oldham boarding with family.
Occupation -
Tenter / Housewife
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: Grove School, Quick, Saddleworth.]
1881 - FHL Film 1341970 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4059 Folio 28 Page 50
1901 - PRO Ref. RG13 Piece 3801 Folio 180 Page 46 Sch 333

spouse: Furness, Charles (~1851 - )
- m. JAN_MAR 1876 in St. George's Parish Church, Mossley.

Marriage Note
ONS Marriage Index: 1876, (Jan_Mar), Ashton & Districts, 8d/645.
Tmaeside Marriage Register Ref: 1876-CE16/1/91
FURNESS, Charles. BROOKS, Ellen Kay. at Mossley, St George's. 1876-CE16/1/91

----------child: Furness, Martha (~1877 - )
----------child: Furness, Elizabeth (~1878 - )
----------child: Furness, Charlotte (1881 - )
----------child: Furness, Alice (~1886 - )
----------child: Furness, Sarah Jane (~1888 - )
----------child: Furness, Gilbert (1890 - )
----------child: Furness, Percy (1894 - )

Brook, Hannah (~1820 - ) - female
b. ABT 1820 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire
spouse: Furness, John (~1822 - )
- m. JAN_MAR 1840 in Huddersfield, Yorks;

Marriage Note
ONS Marriage Index: 1840, (Jan_Mar), Huddersfield, 22/191.

Diggle, Susanne (Norton) (*1957 - ) - female

still living - details excluded

spouse: Furness, Stephen (*1953 - )

Entwistle, Mary Jane (~1860 - ) - female
b. ABT 1860 in Mossley, Hartshead, Lancashire.

FURNESS Albert ENTWISTLE Mary J Mossley, St George Tameside CE16/1/221

spouse: Furness, Albert Edward (1863 - )
- m. ABT 1883 in St. George's Parish Church, Mossley.

Furness, Albert Edward (1863 - ) - male
b. APR_JUN 1863 in Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire.
father: Furness, George (~1821 - 1882)
mother: Hinchliffe, Martha (~1826 - 1885)

1871 - Aged 10 years (Reeler) at Sunny Bank, Stockport Rd; Roughtown, Mossley.
1881 - Age 19 (Cotton Piecer) at Mayalls Bldgs, Manchester Rd; Mossley.
1901 - Albert aged 39 (Cotton Spinner) in Ashton-u-Lyne.
FURNESS, Albert. & ENTWISTLE, Mary J. at Mossley, St George CE16/1/221
Occupation -
Cotton Reeler & Piecer
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Mayalls Bldgs, Manchester Rd, Mossley]
1871 - PRO Ref: RG10 Piece: 4089 Folio: 25 Page: 44
1881- FHL Film 1341970 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4059 Folio 35 Page 64

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1863, (Apr_Jun), Huddersfield, 9a/355.

spouse: Entwistle, Mary Jane (~1860 - )
- m. ABT 1883 in St. George's Parish Church, Mossley.

Furness, Alice (~1886 - ) - female
b. ABT 1886 in Saddleworth. Yorkshire.
father: Furness, Charles (~1851 - )
mother: Brook, Ellen Kay (~1853 - )

1901 - Aged 15 (Cardroom Hand) at Quick, Mossley, Saddleworth
Occupation -
Cotton Cardroom Hand
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: Grove House, New Delph.]

1901 - PRO Ref. RG13 Piece 3801 Folio 180 Page 46 Sch 333

Furness, Alice ? (~1842 - ) - female
b. ABT 1842 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire.

1881 - Aged 39 (Pawnbrokers Wife) at Chapel Fold, Brindle, Lancashire.
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Chapel Fold, Brindle Village, Lancashire]

1881 - FHL Film 1342009 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4212 Folio 16 Page 6

spouse: Furness, George (~1840 - )
- m. ABT 1866 in Lancashire
----------child: Furness, Annie (~1867 - )
----------child: Furness, Edward (~1870 - )
----------child: Furness, Clara (~1873 - )
----------child: Furness, Elizabeth E (~1877 - )
----------child: Furness, Alice L. I. (~1879 - )

Furness, Alice L. I. (~1879 - ) - female
b. ABT 1879 in Thornton, Lancashire.
father: Furness, George (~1840 - )
mother: Furness, Alice ? (~1842 - )

1881 - Aged 2 at Chapel Fold, Brindle, Lancashire.
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Chapel Fold, Brindle Village, Lancashire]
1881 - FHL Film 1342009 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4212 Folio 16 Page 6

Furness, Annie (~1867 - ) - female
b. ABT 1867 in Accrington, Lancashire.
father: Furness, George (~1840 - )
mother: Furness, Alice ? (~1842 - )

1881 - Aged 14 (Scholar) at Chapel Fold, Brindle, Lancashire.
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Chapel Fold, Brindle Village, Lancashire]

1881 - FHL Film 1342009 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4212 Folio 16 Page 6

Furness, Anthony (~1785 - ) - male
b. ABT 1785 in Wray Village in Lancashire.

Occupation -
Hatter

spouse: Furness, Sarah ? (~1788 - )
- m. ABT 1810 in Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.
----------child: Furness, William (1812 - )
----------child: Furness, Jane (1815 - )
----------child: Furness, Robert (~1819 - )
----------child: Furness, George (~1821 - 1882)
----------child: Furness, John (~1822 - )

Furness, Anthony (1860 - ) - male
b. APR_JUN 1860 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1860, (Apr_Jun), Huddersfield, 9a/241

Furness, Anthony Holmes (1867 - ) - male
b. APR_JUN 1867 in Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire.
father: Furness, George (~1821 - 1882)
mother: Hinchliffe, Martha (~1826 - 1885)

1871 - Age 4 years at Sunny Bank, Stockport Rd; Roughtown, Mossley.
1881 - Age 14 (Minder) at Mayalls Buildings in Mossley.
Not yet located in 1901 Census
Occupation -
Minder in Cotton Mill
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Mayalls Bldgs, Manchester Rd, Mossley]
1871 - PRO Ref: RG10 Piece: 4089 Folio: 25 Page: 44
1881- FHL Film 1341970 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4059 Folio 35 Page 64

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1867, (Apr_Jun), Huddersfield, 9a/259.

spouse: Attwood, Margaret E. (~1865 - )
- m. ABT 1888 in Holy Trinity Church, Ashton-u-Lyne

Marriage Note

FURNESS Anthony H. & ATTWOOD Margaret E. at Ashton Holy Trinity

Furness, Caroline (~1888 - ) - female
b. ABT 1888 in Church, Accrington, Lancashire.

1901 - Caroline Furness, age13 of Church Lancashire Accrington (Scholar)
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: Church, Accrington, Lancashire.]

Furness, Charles (~1851 - ) - male
b. ABT 1851 in Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire.
father: Furness, George (~1821 - 1882)
mother: Hinchliffe, Martha (~1826 - 1885)

1851 - Aged 2 months at Market Place, Marsden in Almondbury, Yorkshire.
1861 - Aged 10 at Bridge End, Marsden in Almondbury.
1871 - Age 20 (Cotton Grinder) at Sunny Bank, Stockport Rd; Roughtown, Mossley
1881 - Age 30 (Cotton Carter) at Ramsden Bldg, Manchester Road, Mossley.
Occupation -
Carter & Carrier (Cotton)
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: Grove School, Quick, Saddleworth.]
1851 - PRO Ref: HO107 Piece:2291 Folio: 107 Page: 20
1871 - PRO Ref: RG10 Piece: 4089 Folio: 25 Page: 44
1881 - FHL Film 1341970 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4059 Folio 28 Page 50

spouse: Brook, Ellen Kay (~1853 - )
- m. JAN_MAR 1876 in St. George's Parish Church, Mossley.

Marriage Note
ONS Marriage Index: 1876, (Jan_Mar), Ashton & Districts, 8d/645.
Tmaeside Marriage Register Ref: 1876-CE16/1/91
FURNESS, Charles. BROOKS, Ellen Kay. at Mossley, St George's. 1876-CE16/1/91

Furness, Charles Herbert (1873 - ) - male
b. JAN_MAR 1873 in Church, Accrington, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Robert (~1835 - )
mother: Furness, M. ? (~1835 - )

1881 - Age 7 (Scholar) at 3 Peel Bank, Church, Lancs;
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 3 Peel Bank, Church, Lancashire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1342006 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4200 Folio 111 Page 27

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1873, (Jan_Mar), Haslingden, 8e/173.

Furness, Charlotte (1881 - ) - female
b. OCT_DEC 1881 in Mossley, Saddleworth. Yorkshire.
father: Furness, Charles (~1851 - )
mother: Brook, Ellen Kay (~1853 - )

1901 - Spinster aged 19 (Cardroom Hand) at Quick, Mossley, Saddleworth
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: Grove School, Quick, Saddleworth.]

1901 - PRO Ref. RG13 Piece 3801 Folio 180 Page 46 Sch 333

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1881, (Oct-Dec), Ashton & District, 8d/550

Furness, Christopher (~1837 - ) - male
b. ABT 1837 in Wray Village, Lancashire
father: Furness, William (1812 - )
mother: Furness, Isabella ? (~1815 - )

1881 - Age 44, Master Iron Founder & Shipsmith Employing 46 Men & 4 Boys
at 318 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire.
Occupation -
Iron Founder (Employer)
Baptism - [date: 01 FEB 1837] [place: Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.]
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 318 Blackburn Rd, Accrington, Lancashire]
1881- FHL Film 1341992 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4145 Folio 14 Page 21

spouse: Furness, Phoebe ? (~1838 - )
- m. ABT 1858 in Church, Accrington, Lancashire.
----------child: Furness, William (~1860 - )
----------child: Furness, Herbert (~1862 - )
----------child: Furness, Mary Agnes (1864 - )
----------child: Furness, Joshua (1865 - )
----------child: Furness, Walter (~1868 - )
----------child: Furness, Edith (~1872 - )
----------child: Furness, Richard Dickinson (1873 - )
----------child: Furness, Phoebe (1875 - )

Furness, Clara (~1873 - ) - female
b. ABT 1873 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.
father: Furness, George (~1840 - )
mother: Furness, Alice ? (~1842 - )

1881 - Aged 8 (Scholar) at Chapel Fold, Brindle, Lancashire.
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Chapel Fold, Brindle Village, Lancashire]
1881 - FHL Film 1342009 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4212 Folio 16 Page 6

Furness, Edith (~1872 - ) - male
b. ABT 1872 in Accrington, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Christopher (~1837 - )
mother: Furness, Phoebe ? (~1838 - )

1881 - Age 9 (Scholar) at 318 Blackburn Rd, Accrington, Lancs;
1901 - Edith Furness, aged 19 -Born: Lancs at Church Lancashire.
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 318 Blackburn Rd, Accrington, Lancashire]
1881 - FHL Film 1341992 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4145 Folio 14 Page 21

Furness, Edith Annie (1878 - ) - female
b. OCT_DEC 1878 in Ashton & Districts

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1878, (Oct-Dec), Ashton & District, 8d/548.

Furness, Edward (~1870 - ) - male
b. ABT 1870 in Accrington, Lancashire.
father: Furness, George (~1840 - )
mother: Furness, Alice ? (~1842 - )

1881 - Aged 11 (Scholar) at Chapel Fold, Brindle, Lancashire.
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Chapel Fold, Brindle Village, Lancashire]

1881 - FHL Film 1342009 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4212 Folio 16 Page 6

Furness, Elizabeth (~1839 - ) - female
b. ABT 1839 in Wray Village in Lancashire.
father: Furness, Robert (~1819 - )
mother: Parkin, Mary Ann (~1819 - )

Baptism - [date: 14 APR 1839] [place: Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.]

Furness, Elizabeth (~1878 - ) - female
b. ABT 1878 in Hartshead, Mossley.
father: Furness, Charles (~1851 - )
mother: Brook, Ellen Kay (~1853 - )

1881 - Aged 2 years at Manchester Road, Mossley.
1901 - Spinster aged 22 (Cardroom Hand) at Quick, Mossley, Saddleworth.
Occupation -
Cotton Cardroom Hand
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: Grove School, Quick, Saddleworth.]
1881 - FHL Film 1341970 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4059 Folio 28 Page 50
1901 - PRO Ref. RG13 Piece 3801 Folio 180 Page 46 Sch 333

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1878, (Oct-Dec), Ashton & District, 8d/580.

Furness, Elizabeth C ? (~1850 - ) - female
b. ABT 1850 in Scotland.

1881 - Aged 31 (Housewife) at 2 Walmsley St. Church. Accrington.
1901 - Elizabeth Furness, age 50 - at Church in Lancashire.
Occupation -
Mill Furnishers Wife
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 2 Walmsley Street, Church, Lancashire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1342006 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4200 Folio 88 Page 42

spouse: Furness, John Thomas (~1846 - )
- m. ABT 1874 in Lancashire
----------child: Furness, James C (~1875 - )
----------child: Furness, John R. (~1878 - )

Furness, Elizabeth E (~1877 - ) - female
b. ABT 1877 in Thornton, Lancashire.
father: Furness, George (~1840 - )
mother: Furness, Alice ? (~1842 - )

1881 - Aged 4 at Chapel Fold, Brindle, Lancashire.
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Chapel Fold, Brindle Village, Lancashire]
1881 - FHL Film 1342009 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4212 Folio 16 Page 6

Furness, Elizabeth Jane (1845 - ) - female
b. OCT_DEC 1845 in Wray Village in Lancashire.
father: Furness, William (1812 - )
mother: Furness, Isabella ? (~1815 - )

Baptism - [date: 23 OCT 1845] [place: Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.]
Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1845, (Oct_Dec), Lancaster, 21/519.

Furness, Ellen (1847 - ) - female
b. JUL_SEP 1847 in Golcar. Almondbury, Yorks;
mother: Furness, Hannah (Sykes) (~1823 - 1894)

1881 - At Mayalls Bldgs, Manchester Rd, with Grandmother Alice Sykes &
family. Next door but one to George Furness & Family.
Daughter of Hannah Furness & Twin sister of Emma Furness.
Occupation -
Cotton Speed Frame Tenter
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: 9 Fox Platt, Mossley, Lancs;]
Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1847, (Jul_Sep), Huddersfield, 22/287

Furness, Emma (1847 - ) - female
b. JUL_SEP 1847 in Golcar, Almondbury, Yorks:
mother: Furness, Hannah (Sykes) (~1823 - 1894)

1881 - Spinster aged 33 (Tenter) at Barn Houses, Micklehurst Bottoms.
Occupation -
Cotton Frame Tenter
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: 9 Fox Platt, Mossley, Lancs:]
Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1847, (Jul_Sep), Huddersfield, 22/287

Furness, Esther (~1900 - ) - female
b. ABT 1900 in 10 Spring Street, Roughtown, Mossley.
father: Furness, George (1856 - )
mother: Garside, Annis Ann (~1860 - )

1901 - Aged 1 year at 10 Spring St, Roughtown, Mossley.
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: 10 Spring Street, Roughtown, Mossley.]
1901 - PRO Ref. RG13 Piece 3801 Folio 220 Page 9 Sch 59

Furness, Eva (1888 - 1976) - female
b. 30 SEP 1888 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.
d. 01 JAN 1976 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.
father: Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914)
mother: (Lawton), Ann Lees (1848 - 1933)

Eva married Edward Myers who was born in New York City
Eve was buried at St. Edwards Catholic Cemetery in Stafford Springs.
Burial - [date: 05 JAN 1976] [place: St. Edwards RC Cemetery, Stafford Spring]

Furness, Fanny (~1851 - ) - female
b. ABT 1851 in Wray Village in Lancashire.
father: Furness, William (1812 - )
mother: Furness, Isabella ? (~1815 - )

Baptism - [date: 12 OCT 1851] [place: Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.]

Furness, Francis (Frank) (1858 - 1926) - male
b. JAN_MAR 1858 in Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire.
d. 02 AUG 1926 in Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.
father: Furness, George (~1821 - 1882)
mother: Hinchliffe, Martha (~1826 - 1885)

1861 - Aged 3 years at Bridge End, Marsden in Almonbury.
1871 - Age 13 (Cotton Reeler) at Sunny Bank, Stockport Rd; Roughtown, Mossley
1881 - Age 23 (Cotton Piecer) at Mayalls Bldgs, Manchester Rd, Mossley.
1901 - Age 43 (Cotton Minder) at 8 Arundle Street, Mossley, Lancashire.
Francis married Mary Ann Booth who died 11th March 1933 in her 67th year
Occupation -
Minder in Cotton Mill
Burial - [date: 06 JUN 1926] [place: Mossley Cemetery, Mossley, Lancashire.]

Son Frank Furness aged 2 years died 28th October 1897, buried in same grave.

Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Mayalls Bldgs, Manchester Rd, Mossley]
1861 - PRO Ref: RG09 Piece: 3243 Folio: 71 Page: 12
1871 - PRO Ref: RG10 Piece: 4089 Folio: 25 Page: 44
1881- FHL Film 1341970 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4059 Folio 35 Page 64

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1858, (Jan_Mar), Huddersfield, 9a/217.

spouse: Booth, Mary Ann (~1863 - )
- m. JAN_MAR 1883 in St. Michael's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne.

Marriage Note
ONS Marriage Index: 1883, (Jan_Mar), Ashton & Districts,
Tameside Marriage Register Ref: 1883-CE4/26/394
FURNESS, Frank. & BOOTH, Mary Ann. at Ashton, St Michael - 1883-CE4/26/394

----------child: Furness, Harold (1883 - )
----------child: Furness, William (Willie) (~1888 - )
----------child: Furness, Robert (~1891 - )

Furness, Francis Smith (~1866 - ) - male
b. ABT 1866 in Church, Accrington, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Robert (~1835 - )
mother: Furness, M. ? (~1835 - )

1881 - Age 15 (Bookkeeper) at Church in Lancashire.
Occupation -
Bookkeeper
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 3 Peel Bank, Church, Lancashire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1342006 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4200 Folio 111 Page 27

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1866,

Furness, Frank (~1884 - ) - male
b. ABT 1884 in Roughtown, Mossley, Yorks;
father: Furness, George (1856 - )
mother: Garside, Annis Ann (~1860 - )

1901 - Age 17 (Cotton Piecer) at 10 Spring St, Roughtown, Mossley
Occupation -
Cotton Piecer
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: 10 Spring Street, Roughtown, Mossley.]

Furness, Frank (*1918 - ) - male
father: Furness, Harold (1883 - )
mother: Lee, Ann (Annie) (~1887 - )

still living - details excluded

Furness, Frank Lawton (1879 - ~1953) - male
b. 12 FEB 1879 in Micklehurst, Mossley, Cheshire.
d. ABT 1953 in Mystic, Connecticut, USA.
father: Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914)
mother: (Lawton), Ann Lees (1848 - 1933)

Frank married Emma Wells on July 14th 1904 in St. John's Church, North Adams,
Massachusetts. Emma was born Abt 1885 in Massachusetts, her parents from
Vermont.
Tameside Birth Register Ref: 1879-STY/19/50
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Micklehurst Rd. Mossley. Cheshire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1341971 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4062 Folio 23 Page 40

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1879, (Jan_Mar), Ashton & District, 8d/628.
Tameside BMD Registry Office Ref. 1879-STY/19/50

Furness, Fred (~1878 - ) - male
b. ABT 1878 in Church, Accrington, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Robert (~1835 - )
mother: Furness, M. ? (~1835 - )

1881 - Aged 3 years at Peel Bank, Church, Lancs;
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 3 Peel Bank, Church, Lancashire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1342006 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4200 Folio 111 Page 27

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1877, (Oct_Dec), Hasligden, 8e/196.

Furness, G. H. (~1876 - ) - male
b. ABT 1876 in Church, Accrington, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Robert (~1835 - )
mother: Furness, M. ? (~1835 - )

1881 - Aged 5 years at 3 Peel Bank, Church, Lancs;
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 3 Peel Bank, Church, Lancashire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1342006 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4200 Folio 111 Page 27

Furness, George (~1821 - 1882) - male
b. ABT 1821 in Melling, Wray by Hornby, Lancashire.
d. 10 APR 1882 in Sunny Bank, Stockport Rd; Mossley.
father: Furness, Anthony (~1785 - )
mother: Furness, Sarah ? (~1788 - )

1851 - Age 30 (Clogger) at Market Place, Marsden in Almondbury
1861 - Age 40 (Cobbler & Clog Maker) Bridge End, Marsden, Almondbury.
1871 - Age 50 (Draper) at Sunny Bank, Stockport Rd; Roughtown, Mossley.
1881 - Age 60 (Silk Dresser) at Mayalls Buildings in Mossley.
George Furness recorded as Woollen Merchant in 1869
Occupation -
Silkware Manufacturer
Burial - [date: 13 APR 1882] [place: Mossley Cemetery, Mossley, Lancashire.]

Death Certificate of John Thomas Furness states father George Furness place
of birth as Mellington, Wray by Hornby, Lancashire, England.

Baptism - [date: 28 JAN 1821] [place: Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.]
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Mayalls Bldgs, Manchester Rd, Mossley]
1851 - PRO Ref: HO107 Piece:2291 Folio: 107 Page: 20
1861 - PRO Ref: RG09 Piece: 3243 Folio: 71 Page: 12
1881- FHL Film 1341970 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4059 Folio 35 Page 64

Death Note
Memorial Inscription at Mossley Cemetery.

spouse: Hinchliffe, Martha (~1826 - 1885)
- m. OCT_DEC 1843 in Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire.

Marriage Note
ONS Marriage Index: 1843, (Oct_Dec), Huddersfield, 22/283.

----------child: Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914)
----------child: Furness, James (~1848 - )
----------child: Furness, Charles (~1851 - )
----------child: Furness, Sarah Ann (~1853 - )
----------child: Furness, George (1856 - )
----------child: Furness, Francis (Frank) (1858 - 1926)
----------child: Furness, Albert Edward (1863 - )
----------child: Furness, Robert (1864 - )
----------child: Furness, Anthony Holmes (1867 - )

Furness, George (~1840 - ) - male
b. ABT 1840 in Wray Village, Lancashire
father: Furness, William (1812 - )
mother: Furness, Isabella ? (~1815 - )

1881 - Aged 40 (Pawnbroker) at Chapel Fold, Brindle, Lancashire.
1901 - George Furness - 60 - Wray Lancaster Wrightington Living On Own Means
Occupation -
Pawnbroker
Baptism - [date: 25 OCT 1840] [place: Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.]
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Chapel Fold, Brindle Village, Lancashire]

1881 - FHL Film 1342009 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4212 Folio 16 Page 6

spouse: Furness, Alice ? (~1842 - )
- m. ABT 1866 in Lancashire
----------child: Furness, Annie (~1867 - )
----------child: Furness, Edward (~1870 - )
----------child: Furness, Clara (~1873 - )
----------child: Furness, Elizabeth E (~1877 - )
----------child: Furness, Alice L. I. (~1879 - )

Furness, George (~1855 - ) - male
b. ABT 1855 in Wray Village, Lancashire

1901 - George Furness, 46, Wray, Lancashire - Church - Copper Roller Polisher
Occupation -
Copper Roller Polisher
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: Church, Accrington, Lancashire.]

Furness, George (1856 - ) - male
b. JAN_MAR 1856 in Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire.
father: Furness, George (~1821 - 1882)
mother: Hinchliffe, Martha (~1826 - 1885)

1861 - Aged 5 years at Bridge End, Marsden in Almondbury.
1871 - Age 15 (Cotton Reeler) at Sunny Bank, Stockport Rd; Roughtown, Mossley
1881 - Aged 25 (Minder) at Mayalls Bldgs, Manchester Rd, Mossley
1891 - Age 35
1901 - Age 45 (Stocking Knitter at Home) at 10 Spring St, Roughtown.
Occupation -
Minder in Cotton Mill
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Mayalls Bldgs, Manchester Rd, Mossley]
1871 - PRO Ref: RG10 Piece: 4089 Folio: 25 Page: 44
1881 - FHL Film 1341971 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4062 Folio 23 Page 40
1901 - PRO Ref. RG13 Piece 3801 Folio 220 Page 9 Sch 59

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1856, (Jan_Mar), Huddersfield, 9a/217.

spouse: Garside, Annis Ann (~1860 - )
- m. ABT 1881 in St. George's Parish Church, Mossley.

Marriage Note

Tameside Marriage Register Ref: 1881-CE16/1/192
FURNESS, George. & GARSIDE, Annis A. at Mossley, St George's - 1881-CE16/1/192

----------child: Furness, George (~1882 - )
----------child: Furness, Frank (~1884 - )
----------child: Furness, Mary Jane (~1893 - )
----------child: Furness, Esther (~1900 - )

Furness, George (~1882 - ) - male
b. ABT 1882 in Mossley, Yorkshire.
father: Furness, George (1856 - )
mother: Garside, Annis Ann (~1860 - )

1901 - Age 19 (Cotton Piecer) at 10 Spring St, Roughtown, Mossley.
Occupation -
Cotton Piecer
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: 10 Spring Street, Roughtown, Mossley.]

1901 - PRO Ref. RG13 Piece 3801 Folio 220 Page 9 Sch 59

Furness, George Harry (1874 - 1875) - male
b. 09 JAN 1874 in Micklehurst, Mossley, Cheshire.
d. 26 FEB 1875 in Micklehurst, Mossley, Cheshire.
father: Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914)
mother: (Lawton), Ann Lees (1848 - 1933)

Tameside Birth Register Ref: 1874-STY/16/45
Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1874, (Jan_Mar), Ashton & Districts, 8d/559.
Tameside BMD Registry Office Ref. 1874-STY/16/45

Furness, Gilbert (1890 - ) - male
b. APR_JUN 1890 in Mossley, Saddleworth. Yorkshire.
father: Furness, Charles (~1851 - )
mother: Brook, Ellen Kay (~1853 - )

1901 - Aged 10 at Quick, Mossley, Saddleworth.
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: Grove School, Quick, Saddleworth.]

1901 - PRO Ref. RG13 Piece 3801 Folio 180 Page 46 Sch 333

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1890, (Apr-Jun), Ashton & District, 8d/557

Furness, Hannah (Sykes) (~1823 - 1894) - female
b. ABT 1823 in Slaithwaite, Yorks;
d. JAN_MAR 1894 in Micklehurst
mother: Sykes, Alice (~1800 - 1883)

1881 - Widow aged 56 at Barn Houses with two spinster daughters Emma & Martha
other spinster daughter Ellen at Mayalls Bldgs, with Grandmother Alice Sykes.
Died at Micklehurst in 1894 age 71 years
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Barn Houses, Micklehurst, Stayley.]
1881 - FHL Film 1341971 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4062 Folio 36 Page 4

Death Note
ONS Death Index: 1894, (Jan_Mar), Ashton & Districts, 8d/414

spouse:
- m. ABT 1840 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire.
----------child: Furness, Emma (1847 - )
----------child: Furness, Ellen (1847 - )
----------child: Furness, Martha (1851 - )

Furness, Harold (1883 - ) - male
b. OCT_DEC 1883 in Mossley, Hartshead, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Francis (Frank) (1858 - 1926)
mother: Booth, Mary Ann (~1863 - )

1901 - Aged 17 (Cotton Srinner & Piecer) at 8 Arundle St, Mossley.
Had two brothers named Robert & William
FURNESS, Harold, - Born: Hartshead, Tameside - 1883/HAR/62/11
Occupation -
Trade Union Secretary
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: 8 Arundle Street, Top Mossley, Lancs;]
Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1883, (Oct_Dec), Ashton & Districts, 8d/535.
Tameside Birth Register Ref; 1883-HAR/62/11
FURNESS, Harold, - Born: Hartshead, Mossley, Tameside - 1883/HAR/62/11

spouse: Lee, Ann (Annie) (~1887 - )
- m. ABT 1907 in Not yet known
----------child: Furness, Frank (*1918 - )
----------child: Furness, William (*1918 - )
----------child: Furness, Harry (*1918 - )

Furness, Harriet (~1886 - ) - female
b. ABT 1886 in Church, Accrington, Lancashire.

1901 - Harriet Furness, age 15 Born: Church Lancs; at Monks Coppenhall, Crewe
Occupation -
Domestic Housemaid
Census - [date: 1901 CENSUS] [place: Monks Coppenhall, Crewe, Cheshire.]

Furness, Harry (*1918 - ) - male
father: Furness, Harold (1883 - )
mother: Lee, Ann (Annie) (~1887 - )

still living - details excluded

spouse: Lawton, Edith (*1922 - )
----------child: Furness, Stephen (*1953 - )

Furness, Henry (~1880 - ) - male
b. ABT 1880 in 3 Peel Bank, Church, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Robert (~1835 - )
mother: Furness, M. ? (~1835 - )

1881 - Aged 7 month at Peel Bank, Church, Lancs;
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 3 Peel Bank, Church, Lancashire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1342006 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4200 Folio 111 Page 27

Furness, Herbert (~1862 - ) - male
b. ABT 1862 in Church, Accrington, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Christopher (~1837 - )
mother: Furness, Phoebe ? (~1838 - )

1881 - Age 19 (Bookkeeper) at 318 Blackburn Rd, Accrington, Lancs;
Occupation -
Foundry Bookkeeper
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 318 Blackburn Rd, Accrington, Lancashire]
1881 - FHL Film 1341992 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4145 Folio 14 Page 21

Furness, Isabella (1850 - ) - female
b. JAN_MAR 1850 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1850, (Jan_Mar), Huddersfield, 23/297.

Furness, Isabella ? (~1815 - ) - female
b. ABT 1815 in Melling, Wray by Hornby, Lancashire.
spouse: Furness, William (1812 - )
- m. ABT 1834 in Hornby
----------child: Furness, Robert (~1835 - )
----------child: Furness, Christopher (~1837 - )
----------child: Furness, Sarah Ellen (~1839 - )
----------child: Furness, George (~1840 - )
----------child: Furness, James (~1841 - )
----------child: Furness, William (1843 - )
----------child: Furness, Elizabeth Jane (1845 - )
----------child: Furness, John Thomas (~1846 - )
----------child: Furness, Margaret Agnes (1849 - )
----------child: Furness, Fanny (~1851 - )

Furness, James (~1841 - ) - male
b. ABT 1841 in Wray Village in Lancashire.
father: Furness, William (1812 - )
mother: Furness, Isabella ? (~1815 - )

Baptism - [date: 24 OCT 1841] [place: Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.]

Furness, James (~1848 - ) - male
b. ABT 1848 in Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire.
father: Furness, George (~1821 - 1882)
mother: Hinchliffe, Martha (~1826 - 1885)

1851 - Aged 2 years at Market Place, Marsden in Almondbury
Not recorded after 1851 Census so must have died prior to 1861 (Verify)
Census - [date: 1851 CENSUS] [place: Market Place, Marsden in Almondbury]
1851 - PRO Ref: HO107 Piece:2291 Folio: 107 Page: 20

Furness, James C (~1875 - ) - male
b. ABT 1875 in Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire.
father: Furness, John Thomas (~1846 - )
mother: Furness, Elizabeth C ? (~1850 - )

1881 - Aged 6 (Scholar) at 2 Walmsley St. Church. Accrington.
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 2 Walmsley Street, Church, Lancashire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1342006 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4200 Folio 88 Page 42

Furness, James Lees (1886 - 1965) - male
b. 22 JUN 1886 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.
d. 12 MAY 1965 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.
father: Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914)
mother: (Lawton), Ann Lees (1848 - 1933)

James Lees married Eva Margaret Fregeau on 3rd August 1913 in St. Edwards RC
Church at Stafford Springs, CT. The daughter of Celestin & Phoebe Fregeau. Eva
was born June 11th 1883 in Canada, and died 29th November 1968 in Stafford
Springs, CT.
Burial - [date: 16 MAY 1965] [place: Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.]

Furness, Jane (1815 - ) - female
b. 01 JUL 1815 in Melling, Wray by Hornby, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Anthony (~1785 - )
mother: Furness, Sarah ? (~1788 - )

Baptism - [date: 14 AUG 1815] [place: Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.]

Furness, Jane Ann (1871 - ~1897) - female
b. 23 MAY 1871 in Micklehurst, Mossley, Cheshire.
d. ABT 1897 in Monson, Massachusetts, USA.
father: Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914)
mother: (Lawton), Ann Lees (1848 - 1933)

Tameside Birth Register Ref: 1871-STY/15/8
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Micklehurst Rd. Mossley. Cheshire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1341971 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4062 Folio 23 Page 40

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1871, (Apr-Jun), Ashton & District, 8d/523.
Tameside BMD Registry Office Ref. No. STY/15/8 - 1871

spouse: Mathew, John (~1855 - ~1897)
- m. 27 NOV 1888 in Grace Episcopal Church, Stafford Springs
----------child: Mathew, Steven (~1890 - )
spouse: Welsh, Robert (~1870 - )
- m. ABT 1890 in Massacheusetts.
----------child: Welsh, Cecilia (~1891 - )
----------child: Welsh, Robert (~1892 - )
----------child: Welsh, Frances (~1893 - )
----------child: Welsh, William (~1894 - )
----------child: Welsh, Agnes (~1895 - )
----------child: Welsh, Female (~1896 - )

Furness, John (~1822 - ) - male
b. ABT 1822 in Melling, Wray by Hornby, Lancashire.
father: Furness, Anthony (~1785 - )
mother: Furness, Sarah ? (~1788 - )

Baptism - [date: 17 NOV 1822] [place: Hornby, Wray, Lancashire.]

spouse: Brook, Hannah (~1820 - )
- m. JAN_MAR 1840 in Huddersfield, Yorks;

Marriage Note
ONS Marriage Index: 1840, (Jan_Mar), Huddersfield, 22/191.

Furness, John R. (~1878 - ) - male
b. ABT 1878 in Accrington, Lancashire.
father: Furness, John Thomas (~1846 - )
mother: Furness, Elizabeth C ? (~1850 - )

1881 - Aged 3 at 2 Walmsley St. Church. Accrington.
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 2 Walmsley Street, Church, Lancashire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1342006 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4200 Folio 88 Page 42

Furness, John Samuel (1891 - 1947) - male
b. 19 JUN 1891 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.
d. 08 OCT 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
father: Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914)
mother: (Lawton), Ann Lees (1848 - 1933)

Married a Margaret M? b: 1883 (Father from Ohio & Mother from Wisconsin)
John Samuel was a Hotel Porter and Margaret was a housekeeper in the same
Hotel.
Occupation -
Hotel Porter

Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914) - male
b. 22 SEP 1844 in Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire.
d. 27 APR 1914 in Stafford Srings, Connecticut, USA.
father: Furness, George (~1821 - 1882)
mother: Hinchliffe, Martha (~1826 - 1885)

1851 - Age 5 at Market Place, Marsden in Almonbury, Yorkshire.
1861 - Age 15 at Sunny Bank, Stockport Rd; Roughtown, Mossley.
1871 - Age 25 (Under Carder) at Andrews Buildings, Micklehurst, Stayley.
1881 - Age 35 ( Overlooker) at Andrews Bldgs, Micklehurst, Mossley, Cheshire.
Emigrated to USA in 1881. Lived at 21 Brown Ave., Stafford Springs, CT.
When married he lived at Westford Avenue, Stafford Springs, CT.
Occupation -
Cotton Spinner Overlooker
Burial - [date: 30 APR 1914] [place: Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.]
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: Micklehurst Rd. Mossley. Cheshire.]
1851 - PRO Ref: HO107 Piece:2291 Folio: 107 Page: 20
1871 - PRO Ref RG10 Piece 4092 Folio 14 Page 22 Sch 113
1881 - FHL Film 1341971 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4062 Folio 23 Page 40

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1844, (Oct_Dec), Huddersfield, 22/386.
Son of George Furness (Clogger) & Martha Hinchliffe of Marsden

Death Note
Present at Death -Ann Lees Furness (Nee: Lawton)
Died aged 65 years, 7 months & 5 days.
John Thomas died of Bright's Disease of the Kidneys (24 days) 27th April 1914

spouse: (Lawton), Ann Lees (1848 - 1933)
- m. 06 SEP 1869 in St. Michael's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne.

Marriage Note
ONS Birth Index: 1869, (Jul-Sep), Ashton, 8d/807.
Tameside Marriage Register Ref. 1869-CE4/20/213
FURNESS, John Thomas. & LAWTON Ann. at Ashton, St Michael 1869-CE4/20/213

Furness, John Thomas (~1846 - ) - male
b. ABT 1846 in Wray Village, Lancashire
father: Furness, William (1812 - )
mother: Furness, Isabella ? (~1815 - )

1881 - Aged 35 (Mill Furnisher) at 2 Walmsley St. Church. Accrington.
Occupation -
Mill Furnisher
Census - [date: 1881 CENSUS] [place: 2 Walmsley Street, Church, Lancashire.]
1881 - FHL Film 1342006 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4200 Folio 88 Page 42

spouse: Furness, Elizabeth C ? (~1850 - )
- m. ABT 1874 in Lancashire
----------child: Furness, James C (~1875 - )
----------child: Furness, John R. (~1878 - )

Furness, John Thomas (1871 - <1881) - male
b. 23 MAY 1871 in Micklehurst, Mossley, Cheshire.
d. BEF 1881
father: Furness, John Thomas (1844 - 1914)
mother: (Lawton), Ann Lees (1848 - 1933)

Birth Note
ONS Birth Index: 1871, (Apr-Jun), Ashton & District, 8d/523.

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