Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness 1833-1940

On 16th May 1867 [his father] Christopher Furness 1st Baron Furness [aged 15] and [his mother] Jane Annette Suggitt Baroness Furness were married.

On 29th October 1883 Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness was born to Christopher Furness 1st Baron Furness [aged 31] and Jane Annette Suggitt Baroness Furness.

On 17th May 1912 [his son] Lieutenant Christopher Furness was born to Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness [aged 28] and [his future wife] Ada "Daisy" Hogg Viscountess Furness.

On 10th November 1912 [his father] Christopher Furness 1st Baron Furness [aged 60] died. His son Marmaduke [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Baron Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

In 1918 Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness [aged 34] was created 1st Viscount Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Before 28th February 1921 Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness [aged 37] and Ada "Daisy" Hogg Viscountess Furness were married. She by marriage Viscountess Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

On 28th February 1921 [his wife] Ada "Daisy" Hogg Viscountess Furness died aboard the Furness yacht Sapphire off the coast of Portugal, while recovering from an operation. She was buried at sea.

On 27th June 1926 Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness [aged 42] and Thelma Morgan Viscountess Furness [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The difference in their ages was 20 years.

On 31st March 1929 [his son] William Anthony Furness 2nd Viscount Furness was born to Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness [aged 45] and [his wife] Thelma Morgan Viscountess Furness [aged 24].

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In 1933 Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness [aged 49] and Thelma Morgan Viscountess Furness [aged 28] were divorced.

On 24th May 1940 [his son] Lieutenant Christopher Furness [aged 28] was killed in action.

On 6th October 1940 Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness [aged 56] died. His son William [aged 11] succeeded 2nd Viscount Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 3rd Baron Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

On 29th January 1970 [his former wife] Thelma Morgan Viscountess Furness [aged 65] died.

Ancestors of Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness 1833-1940

Grandfather: John Furness of West Hartlepool

father: Christopher Furness 1st Baron Furness

Grandmother: Averill Eastor Wilson

Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness

mother: Jane Annette Suggitt Baroness Furness