Joseph Godfrey  Furze
1861-1928
son of Henry Furze and his wife Elizabeth ADAMS

Joseph b.  1 May 1861 Heathcote, d.  26 May 1928 Walcha NSW
m.  Elizabeth Mary STIRLING of Nagambie

                       Their children were all  born Victoria:

  1. Godfrey Francis 13-12-1886 Yielma d. 12-4-1887
  2. Joseph "Stirling" b. 27-1-1888 Hawksburn d. 18-11-1937 m Beatrice PRYCE
  3. Roderick  "Roy" Henry b. 26-6- 1892 Nathalia d. 9-8-1970 m Eva KINGSBURY
  4. Frank b. 31-7-1894 d infancy
  5. Violet Jean Margaret b. 3-11-1896 Nathalia d 14-1-1898
  6. Margaret Stirling b.18-3-1898 Yielma  d.22-11-1970 m. Ronald TANNER
  7. Jean Annie b. 20-2-1  Yielma  m Edward HUGHES
  8. Mary Josephine "Josie"  b. 29-11-1904 Nathalia  m.Stan BROOKING
  9. Elinore "Nell"  Ida b.12-1-1906 Nathalia  m. Hector ROBERTSON


Joseph Furze - first began farming on a '25 acre"garden plot" on which he built a house a mile from his father's land  at 'Burra Murra"  where he had a steam driven mill. [Luarie Hocking]

Joseph at some time  owned a farm at Yielma adjacent to those of his brothers "Harry"  and Frank. This had to be sold to settle a guarantee he gave on his brother -in-law's business in Melbourne.

Joseph went share farming at Grenfell in NSW after this loss, and  his wife and three younger daughters Jean, Josie and Nell went to live with Elizabeth's  sister Janie Parris at Loundon on the Goulbourn river opposite "Burra Murrra" at Wahring. The eldest daughter Margaret went to live with her mother's sister Maggie in Melbourne.

At the age of 50 Joseph Godfrey Furze  bought 8,000 acres of virgin land in New England  area of NSW at Garibaldi  This was near Yarrowitch  Homestead owned by the Vicary family and 40 miles from Walcha. When they moved up there Elizabeth took her paints, books and piano and  their 3 youngest children.

After  The First World War  c 1918, Joseph Godfrey and his wife retired to Walcha having  sold the land. He died there 1928 and Elizabeth went to live with her daughter Josie Brooking in Orange NSW where she died two years later. They are both buried at the Walcha Cemetery.

 
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