Thomas Featherstone b. Dec 1838 24.287, Weardale, Co Durham, England: Featherstone One Name Study

Thomas Featherstone

1838 -

Name	Thomas Featherstone [1]
Born	Dec 1838	24.287, Weardale, Co Durham, England [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	10870
Person ID	I10870	Featherstone Main
Last Modified	23 Apr 2021

Mother	(Unknown) Featherstone, b. Abt 1819
Family ID	F4334	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources

[S1] Index birth registrations England & Wales, (1837-2010), FEATHERSTONE, THOMAS - GRO Reference: 1838 D Quarter in WEARDALE UNION Volume 24 Page 287.
Mother blank assumed illigitimate

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The spelling of the name Featherstone has varied over the centuries, with additions and subtractions. Here is the list that we have registered with the Guild Of One Named Studies.

Featherstone, Featherston, Fetherstone, Fetherston, Featherstonhalgh, Featherstonehaugh, Featherstonhaugh, Fetherstonehaugh, Fetherstonhaugh.

We have examples from the Birth, Marriage and Death indexes where people were registered at birth with the final 'e' missing and were married with the final 'e' in the surname. The 'haugh' is more difficult to prove, but people have suddenly adopted it for no apparent reason, although we have instances where people adopted the name, usually when money was involved.

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