William Dardis Furlonge

Resident on Montserrat, awarded compensation as executor of his father-in-law Dudley Semper and as trustee of Elizabeth Jesse Mary Hunt.

1. William Dardis Furlonge, bachelor of the parish of St George, married Eliza Semper by marriage, 26/08/1830. Monumental inscription in St Anthony, Montserrat: "In memory of William Dardis Furlonge who died on the 19th Feby 1867."

2. William Dardis Furlonge was appointed Member of Council, Montserrat, 19/12/1860.

3. Possibly another daughter, Mary Margaret Furlonge, was the niece and surviving executor of Martin Semper, a planter of Montserrat, who died in Montserrat in 1889. Martin Semper was the brother of William's wife Eliza.

Will of Dudley Semper of Montserrat 13/09/1834 PROB 11/1836. In his will, Dudley's children are listed: Michael Joseph Semper, Dudley Semper (Jr.), Thomas Semper, Peter Semper, Martin Semper, Elizabeth Semper (who married William Dardis Furlonge) , Mary Semper (who married William Shiell) and Harriet Semper.

1. Vere Langford Oliver, Monumental Inscriptions: Tombstones of the British West Indies (Dorchester, Friary Press, 1927) p. 58.

2. Edinburgh Gazette, 25/12/1860, p. 1682.

3. National Probate Calendar 1889.

We are grateful to Claudia Semper for her assistance with compiling this entry.