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Samuel Furr was my great, great grandfather. He was born in Dartford, Kent. By the time he was about 2, the family started moving closer to London and settled in Bromley and later Lambeth. Samuel seems to have had several changes of profession: starting as a news vendor assistant, then taking his father's trade of shoemaker, then becoming a butcher, later a fishmonger and finally an ostler groom when he was old. He married Martha Chapman, the daughter of a Thames lighterman from a long line of lightermen. They had at least 8 children, 2 sadly dying in infancy. I am descended from his daughter Alice. The family moved from around Bermondsey to Mitcham and later Streatham. Samuel died in Wandsworth infirmary in 1906, having had an accident with a horse and cart. |
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| Date | Event | Source |
| 11 Sep 1844 | Born in Overy Street, Dartford, Kent. Parents were Thomas Furr and Keziah / Eliza. | 1871 Census / John Wooster's Info |
| 6 Oct 1844 | Baptized at Holy Trinity Church, Dartford, Kent | |
| 1851 | Living in Bromley, Kent: he is 7, born Dartford Kent with parents Thomas and Keziah, sisters Frances (5) and Ellen (3). Ellen was born in Greenwich so the family clearly moved from Dartford between 1846-1848. | 1851 Census |
| 1861 | Aged 16, a news vendor shopman, living with his parents Thomas and Kezia at 2 Jonathan St, Lambeth. Also there are his siblings Frances (15), Ellen (13), Joseph (10) and Elizabeth (6). | 1861 Census |
| 1871 | Living at (?Model House), Lambeth with his parents Thomas and Eliza, aged 27. He is a cord-wainer like his father, born Dartford, Kent. He is there with younger brother Joseph (16, born Bromley) and a relation Alice Trott (16m old). | 1871 Census |
| 13 May 1872 | Married Martha Chapman at St Olave, Southwark. He was 26, a butcher, living at 76 Tooley Street. Father given as Thomas Furr, a baker. | Marriage Certificate |
| 1874 | Son Samuel Charles born at St Olave | FreeBMD |
| 1877 | Daughter Alice Clara born in Bermondsey | FreeBMD |
| 1878 | Daughter Beatrice born at St Olave. | FreeBMD |
| 1879 | Daughter Beatrice dies at St Olave. | FreeBMD |
| 1880 | Daughter Frances Sarah born in Croydon, Mitcham = "Fanny" on the 1891 Census | 1891 Census |
| 1881 | (Listed under "Starr"!) Living at Field Gate, Mitcham. He was aged 36, born in Kent Crayford, a journeyman butcher. With wife Martha (36), Samuel (7), Alice (4), Frances (10 months). | 1881 Census - found by Bob! |
| 1882 | Daughter Maud Elizabeth born in Croydon. She dies the same year. | |
| 15 July 1883 | Daughter Emily Rose born in Croydon = Edith on 1891 Census? | 1891 Census |
| 1884 | Kelly's London Suburban Directory lists a Samuel Furr, Fishmonger, Merton Lane. | |
| 29 April 1885 | Daughter Mary Ann (Polly) born in Croydon, born Mitcham | 1891 Census |
| 3 March 1887 | Son Alfred Thomas born in Croydon, Mitcham = Zion Place, Mitcham. | 1891 Census |
| 1891 | Living in Mitcham, Merton Lane, (near "Coffee Place"): aged 46, a Fishmonger, born Kent. Wife "M" (45, born London) and children Samuel (17, fishmonger), Alice (14), Fanny (10), Edith (7), May (5), A = Alfred (4). | 1891 Census |
| Jun 1898 | Daughter Frances gets married, registered Croydon. | FreeBMD |
| 19 Mar 1899 | Daughter Alice Clara marries Daniel Pullen at Christ Church, Mitcham. She was living at Byegrove Road. Samuel's occupation given as Fishmonger. | Marriage Certificate |
| 1901 | (Sam Furr) Aged 57, living in Streatham, working as an Ostler Groom, born Kent. Living with wife Martha (aged 57), Emily (17), Polly (15) and Alfred (14). | 1901 Census |
| 10 Feb 1906 | Died at the Union Infirmary Wandsworth, aged 60. He was killed by accident driving a horse and cart. | John Wooster: Death Cert |
Created by: Sam Edwards, 2005.
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