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Thomas Furr Snr.

 
Date Event Source
c. 1795 Born in Canterbury, Kent. 1851 Census
4 Oct 1821 Married Susanna, an Essex girl, at St Peters, Thundersly, Essex. Info from John W: Parish Record
1822 Son Thomas born in Canterbury, Kent. He was baptized on 28 July 1822. 1871 Census
1831 Daughter Frances born in Dartford, Kent.

There is a Frances Sarah Furr born 1831 to Thomas Furr and Susannah, christened Northfleet Kent on 13 Feb 1831

1841 Census

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1833 Son Edward born in Dartford, Kent. 1841 Census
1835 Son George born in Dartford, Kent. 1841 Census
1837 Daughter Amelia born in Dartford, Kent. 1841 Census
1839 Son Alfred born in Dartford, Kent. 1841 Census
1840 Pigot's Directory lists a Thomas Furr in Dartford Kent: he is a Boot & Shoe Maker on the High St. Pigots
1841 Living on the High Street, Dartford. He was 45, a Shoe Maker. Living with wife Susan (35), Frances (10), Edward (8), George (6), Amelia (4) and Alfred (1). Susan was not born in the county. 1841 Census
1842 Daughter Ellen born in Dartford, Kent and died the following year of "water on the brain". Info from John W
23 Nov 1843 Son Thomas married Keziah Sewell at the Parish Church of Plumstead, Kent. He was "of age" and a baker. His father Thomas was a shoemaker. Marriage Cert
1843 Daughter Matilda born in Dartford, Kent 1851 Census
1849 Daughter Isabella born in Bromley, Kent. The family seem to have moved between 1843-1849. 1851 Census
1851 Living in Bromley, Kent at the Brickmakers Arms, Widmore. He is a beer keeper, 56, born Canterbury. With wife Suzanna (50, born Essex Thundersley), George (16), Amelia (14), Alfred (10), Matilda (7) and Isabella (2, born Bromley). 1851 Census
1861 Living at 8 Plaistow Road, Bromley. He is 67, a cordwainer, born Canterbury Kent. Living with Susan (57, born Raleigh Essex), Thomas (son, 40, cordwainer), Frances (29), Edward (28), George (26), Amelia (22), Alfred (20), Matilda (18), Isabella (11).

(NB A cordwainer is a shoemaker)

1861 Census
1862 A Thomas Furr dies in Bromley, Kent Sep 1862 (2a 134). Is this him? He would have been 67. FreeBMD
1871 Susan Furr, widow, aged 65, a laundress is living on Palace Road, Bromley as a lodger, born Raleigh Essex. 1871 Census
1881 Susan Furr living with her daughter in Bromley, aged 77, born Thundersly Essex. 1881 Census
1891 Susan Furr, aged 87, STILL living with her daughter in Bromley, born Southend Essex. 1891 Census
1892 Death of Susan Furr registered in Bromley, 2a 232, aged 89. FreeBMD

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