The Geer Family of Hailsham
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Starting from Michael Lloyd Geer's Mother
KATHLEEN FURNAESS, also recorded as Kathleen Geer, was born in 1924 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England to Harry Furnaess and Verona Allen. On 8 December 1947, aged about 23, she was a Trainee Nurse at County Hospital Pembury, Kent, England. Kathleen died in January 1958, aged about 33, in 42 Hilbert Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Harold Robert Geer, aged 34, married Kathleen Furnaess, aged about 23, on 9 December 1947. They had two children: David John Geer in 1949 and Michael Lloyd Geer in 1954
HARRY FURNAESS was born on 16 April 1890 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales to John Furnaess and Sarah Ann Britten. In 1950, aged about 60, he was a Dockyard Foreman, at Sheerness Naval Dockyard, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England. Harry died in January 1977, aged 86, in Petts
Wood, Kent, England.
VERONA ALLEN (Michael's grandmother), also recorded as Verona Furnaess, was born in 1896 in Haverford West, Wales to William Allen and Jane Unknown. Verona died in January 1975, aged about 78, in Sheerness, Kent, England. Harry Furnaess, aged about 29, married Verona Allen, aged about 23, in 1919 in Haverford West, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had three children: William E Furnaess in 1920, Verona Mary Furnaess in 1921 and Kathleen Furnaess in 1924.
SARAH ANN BRITTEN also recorded as Sarah Ann Furnaess, was born in 1850 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales to Thomas Britten and Elizabeth Ruth Howell or Leigh. John Furnaess, aged about 19, married Sarah Ann Britten, aged about 18, in 1868 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.
They had eleven children:
Mary Furnaess in 1869
Elizabeth Furnaess in 1871,
Thomas Furnaess in 1874,
John Furnaess in 1879,
William Furnaess in 1881,
Hannah also known as Anna Furnaess in 1883,
Arthur Furnaess in 1885,
Ernest George Furnaess in 1887,
Harry Furnaess in 1890,
Ellen Furnaess in 1892 and
Frank Furnaess in 1895.
JANE UNKNOWN also recorded as Jane Allen, was born in 1869 in Langwm, Pembrokeshire, Wales. William Allen, aged about 22, married Jane Unknown, aged about 23, about 1892. They had five children:
Sarah Allen in 1893,
Edith Allen in 1893,
Minnie Allen in 1895,
Verona Allen in 1896 and
William Allen in 1900.
ELIZABETH RUTH HOWELL OR LEIGH also recorded as Elizabeth Ruth Britten, was born in 1823. Listed as born in Llanelly (Birth).
Thomas Britten, aged about 27, married Elizabeth Ruth Howell or Leigh, aged about 26, in 1849 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. They had six children:
Sarah Ann Britten in 1850,
Elizabeth Britten in 1852,
John Britten in 1854,
Mary Ann Britten in 1857,
Anthony Britten in 1859 and
Caroline Britten in 1860.
