John Melvin Furness (1865)

Born 26 Dec 1865 in Riga, Russia

Ancestors

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Biography

John was born in 1866. He is the son of Henry Furness and Mary Pattison.

• Fact: Christening (22 March 1866) Rīga, Latvia, Soviet Union
• Fact: Occupation Apprentice (unspecif)

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 June 2020, 19:55), entry for John Melvin Furness (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9CX7-BWY ); contributed by various users.

Birth

Consulate Riga, Russian Empire: Birth Register Riga, Latvia

First name(s) John Melvin Mother's last name Pattison Last name Furness Father's occupation Engineer Year 1865 Residence Riga Birth date 26 Dec 1865 Source Consulate Riga, Russian Empire: Birth Register Birth place Riga Document type Births Baptism year - Records year range 1850-1910 Place Riga Archive reference FO 377/3 County - Page 6 Country Latvia Archive The National Archives Type Consular/Overseas Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Births And Baptisms Father's first name(s) Henry David Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Father's last name Furness Subcategory Civil Births Mother's first name(s) Mary Collections from Great Britain, UK None

Christening

"World Miscellaneous Births and Baptisms, 1534-1983", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X15W-6JV : 10 February 2020), John Melvin Furness, 1866.

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Whickham, Gateshead, Durham, England

Henry D Furness Head - Male 40 1831 - Northumberland, England Mary Furness Wife - Female 34 1837 - Durham, England Isabella Furness Daughter - Female 6 1865 - Russia John M Furness Son - Male 5 1866 - Russia William W Furness Son - Male 4 1867 - Russia Arthur C Furness Son - Male 0 1871 - Durham, England Rhoda Hudson Boarder - Female 20 1851 - Yorkshire, England Mitildia Bennett Servant - Female 19 1852 - Northumberland, England Isabella Conner Servant - Female 14 1857 - Northumberland, England Margaret A Smith Servant - Female 15 1856 - Durham, England

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census 32, Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

John T Tone Head Married Male 58 1823 Civil engineer Capheaton, Northumberland, England Sarah Tone Wife Married Female 56 1825 - Chatton, Northumberland, England John M Tone Son Single Male 15 1866 Scholar Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Mary Forster Servant Single Female 42 1839 Cook Caldwell, Yorkshire, England Sarah Davidson Servant Single Female 19 1862 General servant Northumberland, England John M Furness Nephew Single Male 15 1866 Apprentice (undef) Russia