Charity Furzer

Brief Life History of Charity

When Charity Furzer was born about 1757, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Furzer, was 38 and her mother, Chairity Durston, was 42. She married Thomas Crabb on 17 October 1780, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Thomas Crabb
1755–
Charity Furzer
about 1757–
Marriage: 17 October 1780

Sources (3)

  • Charity Furse, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Charity Crabb in entry for Charity Crabb, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"
  • Charity Furze Junr, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"

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World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English furs, firs ‘furze’ (Old English fyrs) + heuere ‘hewer, cutter’ ( compare Hewer ).

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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