William Fetherstonhaugh b. Abt 1379 Stanhope, Co Durham, England: Featherstone One Name Study

William Fetherstonhaugh b. Abt 1379 Stanhope, Co Durham, England: Featherstone One Name Study

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Name	William Fetherstonhaugh [1]
Born	Abt 1379	Stanhope, Co Durham, England [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	25248
Reference Number	Stanhope Ped
Person ID	I25248	Featherstone Main
Last Modified	23 Apr 2021

Father	William Fetherstonhaugh, b. Abt 1261, Stanhope, Co Durham, England
Family ID	F8996	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family (Unknown) Lancaster

Married Abt 1389 Stanhope, Co Durham, England [1]

.....? daug and co heir of ....., Lancaster of Sockbridge, Co. Westmoreland

Children

1. Alexander Fetherstonhaugh, b. Abt 1390, Stanhope, Co Durham, England

Last Modified 18 Nov 2022

Family ID F8997 Group Sheet | Family Chart

[S789] Pedigrees Recorded Palatine of Durham, Compiler: JOSEPH FOSTER, (PRIVATELY PRINTED, JOSEPH FOSTER, 21, BOUNDARY ROAD, FINCHLEY ROAD, LONDON, N.W., 1887), William Fetherstonhaugh, temp. Richard II which equates to a date between 1377-1399
married ....? dau & Co Heir of ....? Lancaster of Sockbridge Co. Westmoreland.
Working on a 20 year generation cir 1281 from the first recorded date on the pedigree, Robert Fetherstonhaugh the first recorded use of the surname who died 48 Ed III which would be 1264. He was holder on the pedigee during the reign of Richard II 1377-1399

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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.