Thomas Featherstone^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1825 -

• Name	Thomas Featherstone  [3, 4]
  Born	Dec 1825	Bromley Common, Kent   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	13 Dec 1826	St Peter and St Paul, Bromley, Kent   [1, 3]
  	son of Thomas + Rebecca Featherstone
  Occupation	1841
  	apprentice to Richard Jell, shoemaker
  Residence	1841	East Street, Greenwich, Kent
  _MILT	13 Jan 1846	Woolwich, Kent   [2, 4]
  	age 20: joined Royal Sappers and Miners
  _MILT	1847  [2]
  	Employed at Sandhurst instructing cadets in field work
  _MILT	1850	Gibraltar   [2]
  _MILT	1851	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1852  [2]
  	shoemaker
  _MILT	12 Oct 1852  [2]
  	discharged from Royal Sappers and Miners
  Notes	Baptism solemnized in the Parish of Bromley in the County of Kent in the Year 1826 13 Decr Thomas son of Thomas + Rebecca Featherstone of Bromley Common labourer Search Results from Ancestry.Com Database: Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index (Eleven Counties) Surname Given Name Section birth Date death Date Cemetery Township County Notes Featherstone Thomas E 27 February 1826 6 July 1904 Hope Featherstone Goodhue SP. Katherine 1841 census HO107/489/03 East Street, Greenwich Richard Jell M 65 shoemaker y Elizabeth Jell F 65 n Richard Jell M 40 shoemaker y Mary Jell F 35 y Mary Jell F 15 y William Featherstone M 15 app y Thomas Featherstone M 15 app y Public record office Kew Item details for WO 97/1149/67 Thomas Featherstone Born Bromley, Kent Served in Royal Sappers and Miners Discharged aged 26 1846-1852 Title Legal status Public Record(s) Language English Covering dates 1846-1852 Place of deposit Public Record Office, Kew the Royal Sappers and Miners were later amalgamated with the officers of the Royal Engineers so that both officers and other ranks became Royal Engineers. WO97/1149/67 - transcription of the document at Kew: Discharge of Thomas Featherstone Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners the board report that Private Thomas Featherstone, by trade a shoemaker of Bromley, Kent and was attested for the Royal Regiment of Sappers and miners at Woolwich in the County of Kent on the 13th January 1846 at the age of 20 years and 1 month that after making every deduction required by Her Majesty's Regulations, the Service up to the 12th day of October 1852 which he is entitled to reckon, amounts to 6 years, 273 days, as shewn by the detailed statement on the second page; during which period he served abroad two and 4/12 years, viz. at Gibraltar 5 months Halifax NS one year 11 months. His discharge is proposed in consequence of epileptic fits. With regard to the character and conduct of Private Thomas Featherstone the board have to report that upon reference to the Defaulter's Book, and by the Parole testimony he has been given, it appears that he has never been tried by a court Martial - that he became entitled to one penny per diem good conduct pay and one distinguishing mark for good conduct on the 19th May 1852 of which he has since been uninterruptedly in possession - and that his general character is very good. Period of Service Royal Sappers and Miners Rank - Private - from 13th January 1846 to 12 October 1852 6 years 273 days. Medical Report In 1847 when employed at Sandhurst instructing the Cadets in field works he had two fits. In October 1850, at Gibraltar immediately after running some distance to his barracks to get in by roll bell he suffered a fit of an epileptic nature followed by two others, for which he was invalided home. In July last he was again sent to England from Halifax Nova Scotia having had four attacks of a similar nature. Some of which were witnessed by the medical officer. Although he has had no fit since March there is every probability of a reoccurrence of the disease upon ::: to earlier causes. Opinion of the Principal medical officer at Woolwich 8 September 1852. After a careful examination am of the opinion that Thos. Featherstone is unfit for service: likely to be permanently disqualified from military duties but that he is able to earn a livelihood. Woolwich 23 September 1852 the discharge of the man mentioned above is Approved by the Master General. Final Description of Private Thomas Featherstone of the Woolwich Detachment of Royal Sappers and Miners when discharged the Service at Woolwich this 12th day of October 1852 age 26 years 10 months Height: 5 feet 9½" Hair: light brown Eyes: grey Complexion: dark Trade: shoemaker Marks: light scar on right eye UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Registers of Soldiers Who Served in Canada, Thomas Featherstone birth Year: abt 1826 birth Place: Bromley, Kent Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Sappers and Miners Regimental Number: 1099 age at enlistment: 20 Attestation Date: 13 Jan 1846 Attestation Place: Woolwich, Kent Document Type: Soldier's Service Documents
  Person ID	I372421943718	Southern England
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Featherstone,   b. Abt. 1803, Wadhurst, Sussex ,   d. 1831, Bromley Common, Kent  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Austin,   b. Abt. 1799, Bromley, Kent
  Married	29 Dec 1822	St Peter and St Paul, Bromley, Kent   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F6280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Dec 1825 - Bromley Common, Kent Residence - 1841 - East Street, Greenwich, Kent _MILT - 13 Jan 1846 - Woolwich, Kent _MILT - 1850 - Gibraltar _MILT - 1851 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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