Lavinia Porter

Lavinia Edith Potter 

Born: 1875, Newark 

Baptised: 21 March 1875, Lincoln 

Father: George Frederick Potter (b. 1852) 

Mother: Lucy Potter (b. 1851)

Brothers: Frederick Barman Potter (b. 1875), George H Potter (b. 1881), Cecil Edward Potter (b. 1886), Ernest Douglas Potter (b. 1882)

Sisters: Maude Alice Potter (b. 1873), Ida Frances Potter (b. 1880)

Marriage:        2 December 1899, South Africa

Husband:         Henry Furniss

                        b. 27 October 1872

                        Clerk

Issue – 

#1 Owen Cecil Furniss (b. 1906)

#2 Henry George Furniss (b. 1908)

In 1881 – 

She is at Church Street, Barrowby, Grantham. Her father is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. Lavinia, her mother and siblings (Alice, Frederick, Ida and George) are unlisted. There is a servant, Ruth Singleton (b. 1868).

In 1891 –

She is at Barrowby, Grantham. Her father is listed as ‘Schoolmaster and Organist’. Her mother is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Lavinia and her sister, Maude, are listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her siblings (Frederick, Ida, Cecil and Ernest) are unlisted. There is a servant, Sarah Ellen Peet (b. 1877).

In 10/95 – 

Appointed to Temporary Mistress of S Peter's-in-Eastagate Girls' School, Lincoln. Salary £70. Head.

In 04/96 – 

Appointed to King William's Town. South Africa. Salary £100. Head.

In 04/00 – 

Marries Henry Furniss on 02.12.99 in Cape Town, Lavina.

In 04/03 – 

Address is Umbria Cottage, Upper Walham, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town. 

In 1911 – 

She is at South Street, Leighton Buzzard. Her husband is listed as ‘Grocer and Insurance Agent’. Lavinia and her children (Owen and Henry) are unlisted.

In 1921 –

She is at Prince Albert City, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her husband is listed as ‘Clerk’. Lavinia and her children, Owen and Henry, are unlisted.

d.         1953, Saskatchewen, Canada