Sophia Elizabeth (Haslam) Furness (1847 - 1931)

Born 1847 in Ceylon

Wife of John Montieth Furness — married 1868 in Axminster, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1931 at about age 84 in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Carol Furness [send private message]

Biography

Sophia was born in 1847.

• Fact: Residence (1871) Census Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1881) Census Rugby, Warwickshire, England
• Fact: Residence (1891) Census Bilton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (31 Mar 1901) Census Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1911) Census Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence Saint Andrew Rugby

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 June 2022, 12:07), entry for Sophia Elizabeth Haslam (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MNLT-KBQ ); contributed by various users.

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census St Marys Hall, Eastern Road, Brighton, Sussex, England

Sophia E Haslam Scholar Unmarried Female 14 1847 Student Ceylon Ellen Heale Scholar - Female 17 1844 Student Surrey, England Charlotte J ... Scholar - Female 12 1849 Student Frome, Somerset, England Ada Bructon Scholar - Female 12 1849 Student Toddington, Bedfordshire, England Louisa Pattrick Servant Unmarried Female 21 1840 3rd chamber maid Nuthurst, Sussex, England

Marriage

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/M/1868/3/AZ/000088/202

"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DKT-KT3 : 13 December 2014), John Monteith Furness, 1868; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1868, quarter 3, vol. 5B, p. 1, Axminster, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Bilton Road or Warwick Street Oakfield House, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

John W Furness Head - Male 44 1827 - Northumberland, England Sophia Furness Wife - Female 24 1847 - - John Monteith* Furness Son - Male 1 1870 - Warwickshire, England Reginald S Lea Assistant - Male 25 1846 - Leicestershire, England

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census 15, Bilton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

John M Furness Head Married Male 54 1827 Clergyman of ch of england without cure of souls Ponteland, Northumberland, England Sophia E Furness Wife Married Female 34 1847 - Ceylon John M Furness Son Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Rugby, Warwickshire, England Sophia M M Furness Daughter Single Female 9 1872 Scholar Rugby, Warwickshire, England Everard H Furness Son Single Male 8 1873 Scholar Rugby, Warwickshire, England James W Bolland Boarder Single Male 12 1869 Scholar Wilmslow, Cheshire, England Theodore J Bolland Boarder Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Heaton Chapel, Cheshire, England Edgar D C Bolland Boarder Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Bucklow Hill, Cheshire, England Charles V A Peel Boarder Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Wilmslow, Cheshire, England John D Peel Boarder Single Male 9 1872 Scholar Wilmslow, Cheshire, England Abigail M Cosswell Servant Single Female 36 1845 Nurse dom serv Twickenham, Middlesex, England Mary A Neale Servant Single Female 27 1854 Cook dom serv Leicestershire, England Frances E Green Servant Single Female 23 1858 Parlour maid dom serv Rugby, Warwickshire, England Fanny Fitchett Servant Single Female 18 1863 Housemaid dom serv Great Coxwell, Berkshire, England

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Overslade, Bilton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

John Furness Head Married Male 64 1827 Clerk in holy orders Ponteland, Northumberland, England Sophia E Furness Wife Married Female 44 1847 - Ceylon John M Furness Son Single Male 21 1870 University student Rugby, Warwickshire, England Sophia M M Furness Daughter Single Female 19 1872 College student Rugby, Warwickshire, England Everard H Furness Son Single Female 18 1873 Scholar Rugby, Warwickshire, England Robert A Furness Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Rugby, Warwickshire, England Mary A Kerse Servant Married Female 45 1846 Matron Suffolk, England Annie H Woodward Servant Single Female 26 1865 Cook domestic servant Flecknoe, Warwickshire, England Edith M Wright Servant Single Female 18 1873 Housemaid domestic servant Creeting St Mary, Suffolk, England Sarah Herbert Servant Single Female 18 1873 Housemaid domestic servant Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Florence Cleaver Servant Single Female 14 1877 Kitchenmaid domestic servant Willoughby, Northamptonshire, England

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census 14, Hillmorton Road, Town, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

John Monteith Furniss Head Married Male 74 1827 Clergyman ch of eng schoolmaster Ponteland, Northumberland, England Sophia Elizabeth Furniss Wife Married Female 54 1847 - Ceylon Robert Allason Furniss Son Single Male 18 1883 Attends school Rugby, Warwickshire, England Mabel Elizabeth Hatfield Servant Single Female 21 1880 Housemaid (domestic) Clifton on Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England Annie Dunkley Servant Single Female 22 1879 Cook (domestic) Rugby, Warwickshire, England

1911 Census For England & Wales The Hollies Kidderminster Road Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Everard Haslam Furness Head Single Male 38 1873 Schoolmaster Rugby Warwickshire Sophia Elisabeth Furness Mother Widow Female 64 1847 - Ceylon Clara May Greaves Servant Single Female 18 1893 General servant domestic N K

1921 Census Of England & Wales Bromsgrove School, The Old School House, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

First name(s) Sophia Elizabeth Parish Bromsgrove Last name Furness Registration district Bromsgrove Sex Female Registration district number 382 Birth year 1846 Sub-district Bromsgrove Census date 19 June 1921 Sub-district number 1 Age in years 74 Enumeration district number 27 Age in months 9 County Worcestershire Age as transcribed 74 y 9 m Country England Relationship to head Mother Parliamentary borough or division Worcestershire PC, Kidderminster Div. Marital status Widowed Archive The National Archives Birth place Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Archive series RG 15 Birth country Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Piece number 13751 Birth place as transcribed Ceylon Page 1 Nationality Resident, British Born District reference RD 382 RS 1 ED 24, 25, 26, 27 Occupation Home Duties Schedule type code II Number of minor dependants 0 Schedule type Institution, multiple page, 70 entries Language used to complete form English Other household member's first name(s) - Person making return R G Routh Esqs Other household member's last name - House name Bromsgrove School Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales Street The Old School House Category Census, land & surveys Address Bromsgrove School The Old School House Subcategory Census Institution name Bromsgrove School Old School House Bromsgrove Collections from Great Britain, England Institution description Bromsgrove School, Old School House, Bromsgrove

Death 1931 Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHN-9Q9Z : 2 November 2021), Sophia E Furness, 1931.

Probate 23 March 1931 Birlingham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

"England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7XS6-TZ2M : 27 August 2019), Sophia Elizabeth Furness, 23 Mar 1931; citing Probate, Birlingham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

Beneficiary's Name Everard Haslam Furness