Gladys Featherstone b. Dec 1920 8c.137, Wigan, Lancashire, England: Featherstone One Name Study

Gladys Featherstone b. Dec 1920 8c.137, Wigan, Lancashire, England: Featherstone One Name Study

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Name	Gladys Featherstone
Born	Dec 1920	8c.137, Wigan, Lancashire, England [1]
Gender	Female
Reference Number	1420
Person ID	I1420	Featherstone Main
Last Modified	23 Apr 2021

Father	James Joseph Featherstone, b. Abt 1888, d. Mar 1959, 10c. 656, Ince, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 71 years)
Mother	Edith Annie Welch, b. Abt 1891
Married	Dec 1911	8c.71, Wigan, Lancashire, England [2]
Married	23 Dec 1911	Christ Church, Ince, Lancashire, England [3]
Family ID	F503	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

[S1] Index birth registrations England & Wales, (1837-2010), http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=YTNwbyMPGcyWCe0tmvOODA&scan=1.
[S3] death registration index, (1837-2010), http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=%2BibyXiM50VqtUbGEd7x%2BEQ&scan=1.
[S564] Lancshire BMD, Marriage: 23 Dec 1911 Christ Church, Ince, Lancashire, England
James Joseph Featherstone - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 23 Bolton St
Edith Annie Welch - 20, Spinster, 10 Sefton St
Groom's Father: John Featherstone, Miner
Bride's Father: William Welch, Labourer
Witness: Thomas Henry Featherstone; Nellie Welch
Married by Banns by: Robert Whitehead
Register: Marriages 1906 - 1912, Page 215, Entry 430
Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives.

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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.