Frank Herbert  Furze
1864 -1943
son of Henry Furze and his wife Elizabeth ADAMS

Frank Herbert Furze
b.16 June 1864 Heathcote
d.  5 Sept 1943 Echuca Hospital, buried Kyabram
m. Edith Charlotte Martin
  Frank Herbert Furze taken about  1930
          Edith Charlotte Furze
nee Edith Charlotte Martin 
dau. of Donald Finlay  Martin teacher at Maldon, Vic.
and  his wife nee PHELPS
b.1863  Maldon Vic, 
 d. 18 August 1937 at Wyuna, buried Kyabram 
 She was a music teacher in Yielma 

Frank worked as a Cobbb & Co  coach driver on the run from Wangaratta to Swan Hill twice a week before  his marriage.
Frank and Edith were farmers at Yielma until it was sold 1907, when they bought an irrigation farm at Wyuna.

They had 8 children all except their 3rd, born at Yielma.
  1. Charlotte Emily (Nita) b. 28 -11-1886. m Richard WEBB d 2-11-54 Peak Hill
  2. Elizabeth Frances (Daisy) b. 18- 5- 1888 m Arthur Henry HOCKING d 15-3-1966 Rochester
  3. Arthur Tasman Phelps b 19-4-1889  Hastings Tas d.28 -8-1959 Echuca 

    4. m.Cecilie Ida Elliott BLACKLER. 
    She was b. 1882 Tenby Wales & died  Aug.1969 Port Fairy, Vic. 
  4. Frank "Laurie" b.26 Nov 1892  d. 6-9-68 m. Amy Sligo BURCH
  5. Frederick Godfrey b. x Jan 1894 d.11June 1921 Kyabram
  6. Edith ("Vi")  b.2 April 1895  d. 7 June 1972 Kyabram m.James McGREGOR
  7. Annie Florence b 1897  d. 13 June 1931 Kyabram m.Douglas Thomas McNEIL
  8. Alice Phelps (Birdie) Furze. She was b. 1899 Yielima, d. Kyabram 1933 & m. William James DEWAR
Charlotte Emily "Nita" FURZE  and Richard WEBB  on their wedding day 2 Nov 1909, at "Wyuna", Vic.
More coming  if you could send me more details of the life of Frank Herbert  & Edith or their children?

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