lynsey82 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hi, I'm a Furness (by marriage) my father in law is David Furness from Stannington. He has a sister called Gill that still lives up in Stannington, he's 64 and was born in Stannington in 1947? i think his sister is younger than him but not by much. His mum was called Dorothy and his dad was either John or Jack Furness, my knowledge of them is very vague as they both died about 10-15yrs ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandyjf Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Eventually I hope to find out how all the Furnisses or Furnesses are linked! So far my husband's line is Eyam/ Longstone/ Ashford/ Matlock/ Sheffield, but I'm looking much wider than this at other lines. Will let you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunfl Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Eventually I hope to find out how all the Furnisses or Furnesses are linked! So far my husband's line is Eyam/ Longstone/ Ashford/ Matlock/ Sheffield, but I'm looking much wider than this at other lines. Will let you know! My wife is linked to the Furniss family from Eyam, her link is through the Fox family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japeflakes Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 For mandyjf: You have sent your address and I have sent a reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wharnie Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hi, I have been working on the Furniss cutlery family of Stannington and so is a descendant. We are both members of the Local History group mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I think I'm correct in writing that it wasn't the villagers of Eyam who cut themselves off but the Duke of Devonshire whose estates were quite near. The thinking was that the plague needed to be contained so that it didn't spread to the estate and the nearby trading centre of Chesterfield. If anyone did attempt to leave Eyam they were ostracised by the surrounding populations and were hounded in the highways. The saviour of these people was the new parson Mompesson who organised the care and the supplies from outside of the village. He had previously had experience of the plague in Lincolnshire where he came from. Happy Days! PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfurniss Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hi, I'm researching the Furniss family tree. I'm stuck with a Thomas Furniss born on Feb 8, 1784 and there isn't a date of death. I can't find the parents names other than a C. Furniss (Father)and a M.(Mother) with no birth or death dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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