Thomas
Furness
Born in Darlington, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Furness
and Mary (Atkinson) Howen
Brother of
William Atkinson Furness, Elizabeth (Furness) Shepherd, Francis Furness, James Furness, Margaret Furness, Mary (Furness) Yeal, John Furness, Jane Ann (Furness) Barnaby, Robert Furness, John Furness, Henry Furness [half], Edward Furness [half] and Ellen (Furness) Farnaby [half]
Husband of
Hannah (Whorton) Furness
— married
1845 in Darlington, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Husband of
Margaret (Keefe) Furness
— married
1876 in Auckland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Jane (Furness) Charlton, Dinah (Furness) Ainsley, Elizabeth Ann (Furness) Coulson, Eli Wharton Furness, Ellen (Furness) Walker, Thomas Furness, Hannah (Furness) Fenton and Margaret Furness
Died
at about age 63
in Auckland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Sep 2019
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Biography
Thomas was born in 1823. He was the son of Thomas Furness and Mary Atkinson. Christened on 22nd June 1823
1851 he was with his wife Hannah, and 3 children, Mary Ann, Dinah, and Elizabeth Ann.
1871 he was with his children Ellen, Thomas, and Margaret. His wife died.
1881 he was with his second wife, Margaret, son James and grandson Eli.
Sources
- Find my past
Birth https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_873770302
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7FT-M8Z : 10 February 2018, Thomas Furness, ); citing item 2 p 68, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,514,686.
Marriage "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D4B-D4N : 13 December 2014), Thomas Furness, 1845; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1845, quarter 1, vol. 24, p. 39, Darlington, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
1851 census "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJP-LVT : 11 September 2019), Thomas Furness, Shildon, Durham, England; citing Shildon, Durham, England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Strand Street, Shildon, Auckland, Durham, England
Thomas Furness Head Married Male 27 1824 Painter Darlington, Durham, England Hannah Furness Wife Married Female 26 1825 - Richmond, Yorkshire, England Mary Ann Furness Daughter Unmarried Female 5 1846 Scholar Shildon, Durham, England Dinah Furness Daughter Unmarried Female 3 1848 Scholar Shildon, Durham, England Elizabeth Ann Furness Daughter Unmarried Female 1 1850 - Shildon, Durham, England
1861 Census Markets, Sunderland.
Thomas Furnas Hd Mar 38 Green grocer Darlington Hannah Furnas wife Mar 35 Yorkshire Mary Jane Furnas dau 15 Dressmaker Sunderland Elizabeth Furnas dau 12 Scholar Sunderland Ellen Furnas dau 7 scholar Sunderland Thomas Furnas son 5 scholar Sunderland Hannah Furnas dau 2 at home Sunderland
1871 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1871%2F0019249140
1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Hylton, South Sunniside, Ford, Sunderland, Durham, England
Thomas Furness Head - Male 47 1824 - Durham, England Ellen Furness Daughter - Female 17 1854 - Durham, England Thomas Furness Son - Male 15 1856 - Durham, England Margaret Furness Daughter - Female 9 1862 - Durham, England
Marriage 2
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DP2-Z5X : 13 December 2014), Thomas Furness, 1876; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1876, quarter 1, vol. 10A, p. 238, Auckland, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
1881 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1881%2F0022930329
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census 7, Southgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Auckland, Durham, England
Thomas Furness Head Married Male 57 1824 Gen labourer Darlington, Durham, England Margaret Furness Wife Married Female 42 1839 Gen labourer wife London, Middlesex, England James Furness Son Single Male 7 1874 Scholar Bishop Auckland, Durham, England Eli Furness Grand son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar South Hylton, Durham, England
Burial
"England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD7V-T31 : 15 April 2023), Thomas Furness, 1886.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~1.56%
Carol Furness
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