Henry and Elizabeth ADAMS m England, Their children were all born in Victoria: those in bold have descendants [Vic PRO]. Simple tree here 2006 Joseph Henry Augustus Furze b. 2 July 1855 Collingwood. d.3 May 1856 Ellen Elizabeth Furze              b. 2 Sep 1856 Beechworth d. 4 June 1868**                                                   drowning see "Mc Ivor Times" contemporary                                                   account  below Frederick Henry Furze       b.1 May 1858  d.5 June 1932  m. Sarah Bingham MUNTZ Annie Frances  Furze          b. 2 Nov 1859 Heathcote d. 4 June 1868**                                                       drowning see "Mc Ivor Times" contemporary account  below! Joseph Godfrey Furze       b. 26 May 1861 d.26 May 1928 m. Elizabeth Mary STIRLING Frank Herbert Furze          b.16 June 1864 Heathcote d.5 October 1943 m. Edith Charlotte MARTIN Emily Ida Furze                  b. 6 Jan 1863 d. 3 April 1884 m. Archibald Gilchrist CLAYTON Jane Elizabeth Furze          b. 1 April 1866 d. 4 June 1892 Henry Alfred Furze           b. 1 Nov 1868 d.13 August 1929 m. Eva Francis Bingham MUNTZ Mary Furze                        b. 12 Dec 1870 Wahring d.24 Dec 1870 Henry Furze born at Batcombe, Somerset .[from 1851 Census of  Bristol]. He said Babcary, Somerset when reg. b. son in 1869 in Vic. ------------ Baptised 26 AUG 1832   Wesleyan, Glastonbury, Somerset, England , born 18 July 1832  . Son of Joseph and "Bessie" Furze. [Parish Record  film seen LDS -I need to make a copy of this] also: Web site of LDS shows  "IGI Individual Record Family Search International Genealogical Index v5.0   British Isles Search Results  HENRY FURZE  :  Birth: 18 JUL 1832   Christening: 26 AUG 1832   Wesleyan, Glastonbury, Somerset, England  Parents:    Father:  JOSEPH FURZE    Mother:  ELIZTH.26 AUG 1832   Wesleyan, Glastonbury, Somerset, England" ---------- The family seem to have Shepton Mallet as Henry Furze's place of birth but  this is very close to Batcombe and Babcarey Somerset and the more accurate is most likely what his parents said in 1851 census below. Henry Furze,  age 18, Printer 1851 Census for Gloucestershire  - Census 1851 Bristol. Parish of St Philips & St Jacobs,  Bristol -[ HO/107/1954, part 3, Enumeration district 1z, page 31.] # 172 Narrow Plain Street, Clifton , Bristol Joseph Furze,  head of house, age 56,  Surgeon & apothecary, born Somerset, Batcombe Elizabeth  Furze ,    wife ,    age 57                                            ditto    ditto Ellen Mary  ditto,    dau,      age 14                 scholar                ditto    ditto Frederick ditto,     son ,      age 16          Apprentice to Father     ditto    ditto Henry ditto,            son ,     age 18      Printer                           ditto    ditto Maria xxx        servant,        age 15                                           born Bristol

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**McIvor Times Friday June 12, 1868 , "Fatal Accident by Drowning"
"A very painful and distressing occurrence took place on the 4 inst., by which two fine children, Ellen and Annie Furze, the elder twelve and the younger nine years of age, daughters of Mr Henry Furze of Goulburn River, lost their lives. They were amusing themselves by paddling a bark canoe on a lagoon near Mr Furze's residence, when it upset and both were precipitated into the water and drowned before assistance could be rendered."
This is where Henry and his family lived in Victoria - from  Post Office Directories and Books of Local history  and newspapers

 "Burra Murra"   The avenue of oaks leading up to site of  the farmhouse bought/built by Henry 1865 - note vineyard on left now- you can purchase wine labelled "BURRAMURRA" . This wonderful label  has a copy of the first Australian bank note which depicts Goulburn Weir.
 

Amongst the ruins of Burra Murra farmhouse- cellar hole in foreground

The foundations were clearly the outline of a house overlooking the Goulburn lake which would have been a view across fields to the river. The house was made of red bricks - very few left now. This photo shows part of what some of us believe to be a big bay-window area of curved foundations.

Source: Laurie Hockings "The Furze Family in Australia" a  book with examples of original newspaper advertisements and  many articles which prove most of the Heathcote and area newspaper "wars".  A  few  bound photocopies [no family trees] are available at  cost price $5.00 from Liz email

*The Free Press  cessation is referred to in the Kilmore Examiner 17 Jan 1865 saying Mr Furzes' printing plant had been hurriedly removed to  John Kelly Trainors premises " with law proceedings likely to arise".

The Examiner 26 March 1865 says "The Free Press  has quietly reappeared, now in the safe hands of Thomas Hunt instead of Mr Furze after going out of existence 9 or 10 weeks ago."
No known copy of the Furze  era  Free Press papers exist.
It seems Henry Furze was called "Big Spark" by the editor of the The McIvor Times who denigrated and opposed his editorial articles.

Heathcote
McIvor Times and Goulburn Advertiser  04 Dec 1858 - 31 Dec 1864
McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser  14 May 1863 - 27 Dec 1900,
04 Jan 1900 - 24 Dec 1941

Kilmore
Examiner and Kilmore and McIvor Weekly Journal  14 Mar 1856 - 19 Dec 1856
Free Press  16 Jan 1991 - 22 Dec 1993
Kilmore Advertiser  05 Feb 1874 - 08 Dec 1934
Kilmore Free Press  23 Mar 1865 - 26 Dec 1867,  06 Jan 1870 - 24 Dec 1970

New online Argus Newspaper Index 1870-79 shows under
"Kilmore" : "theft and destruction of back page forme of Kilmore free press   22 Feb 1871 6a" -[ forme is a frame]

  Also under Kilmore :
         Kilmore standard, first issue   6 Jan 1874
         speech of Lawrence Bourke not published in Kilmore free press   22 Mar 1871 6g [letter]

[that looks like i should go into  old newspapers at the state library! Dec 2007 Liz]

To add information or corrections - with source -  please contact  Liz email   direct descendant of Henry Furze.