James Arthur Featherstone b. 11 Mar 1867 Aldershot, Hampshire (Mar 1867 Farnham SRY 2a 75) d. 1947 Mar 1947 Reading BRK 6a 110: Featherstone One Name Study

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Male 1867 - 1947  (79 years)


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  • Name James Arthur Featherstone  [6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29] 
    Born 11 Mar 1867  Aldershot, Hampshire (Mar 1867 Farnham SRY 2a 75) Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 24, 25] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Bank Street, Aldershot, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • age 4; relationship to head: lodger
    Occupation 1881  [5] 
    scholar 
    Residence 1881  Alexandra Tavern, Barrack Road, Aldershot, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • age 14; relationship to head: son
    Occupation 1890  [1] 
    musician 
    Residence 1890  3 Church Street, Aldershot, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 1891  [6] 
    hotel manager 
    Residence 1891  Royal Arms, 15 High Street, Aldershot, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • age 24; relationship to head: head
    Occupation 1892  [2] 
    barman 
    Residence 1892  39 Wolsely Road, Aldershot, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1895  [1] 
    caterer 
    Residence 1895  3 Perone Street, Aldershot, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 1897  [2] 
    carter 
    Residence 1897  17 Alexandra Road, Aldershot, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1901  [7] 
    discharged soldier 
    Residence 1901  26 Cornwall Lane, Bath, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • age 34; relationship to head: head
    Occupation 1902  [13] 
    waiter 
    Residence 1902  26 Cornwall Terrace, Bath, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Criminal 25 Jun 1902  Gloucester, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    • age 34
    Name Arthur Rogers  [8, 24] 
    Name James Arthur Fetherstone  [16] 
    Name James Featherstone  [5, 26, 27] 
    Occupation 1911  [18] 
    house painter 
    Residence 1911  4 & 5 Avon St, Bath, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • age 44; relationship to head: boarder
    Occupation 1914  [4] 
    waiter 
    _MILT Bet. 1914–1916 
    • Remount Squadrons, Army Service
    Residence 1927  50-2 Silver Street, Reading, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [27] 
    Residence 1933  14 Silver Street, Reading, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [26] 
    Residence 1936  29 Hartland Road, Reading, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [28] 
    Residence 1939  29 Hartland Road, Reading, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [25] 
    • age 72
    Residence 1945  29 Hartland Road, Reading, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [29] 
    Died 1947  Mar 1947 Reading BRK 6a 110 Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • age 79
    Buried 12 Feb 1947  Henley Road Cemetery, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • age 79
    Notes 
    • birth registration index Arthur Rogers Mar 1867 Farnham SRY 2a 75
      no mother's maiden surname given

      1871 census RG10/810/34
      Bank Street, Aldershot, Hampshire
      Rebecca Stephens head U 22 needlewoman ??sey
      Louisa Stephens dau 4 ??sey
      Margaret Goody lodger U 18 dress maker Scotland
      Matilda Rogers lodger U 21 stay maker Longham, Surrey
      Arthur Rogers lodger 4 Aldershot, Hampshire

      1881 census RG11/0781/14/22
      Alexandra Tavern, Barrack Road, Aldershot, Hampshire
      Richard Featherstone head M 44 publican Deptford, Kent
      Matilda Featherstone wife M 32 Tongham, Surrey
      James Featherstone son 14 scholar Aldershot, Hampshire
      Alfred Mercer nephew U 19 barman (dom) Deptford, Kent

      1891 census RG12/563/36
      Royal Arms, 15 High Street, Aldershot, Hampshire
      James Featherstone head M 24 hotel manager pub Hants, Aldershot
      Harriet Featherstone wife M 21 Middlesex, Hounslow
      Dorothy Featherstone dau 11m Hants, Aldershot

      1901 census RG13/2341/14
      26 Cornwall Lane, Bath, Somerset
      James A Featherstone head M 34 discharged soldier Hant, Aldershot x in both marked deaf and dumb/blind/lunatic/imbecile, feeble minded
      Harriett A Featherstone wife M 30 Middlesex, Hounslow
      Dorothy Featherstone dau 10 Hants, Aldershot
      Adelaide Featherstone dau 8 Hants, Aldershot
      Winifred Featherstone dau 5 Hants, Aldershot
      Richard Featherstone son 3 Hants, Aldershot
      Albert Featherstone son 1 Hants, Aldershot

      1902 Post Office General Directory Bath
      James A Featherstone waiter 26 Cornwall Terrace

      Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; Gloucestershire Prison Collections; Reference: Q/Gc/12/16
      Nominal Prison Registers
      James Featherstone age 34 born Aldershot committed 25 June 1902 The County Gaol, Gloucester crime neglecting his family occupation barman no previous convictions discharged 24 July 1902

      1911 census RG14/14722/157
      4 & 5 Avon St, Bath
      Felix Nolan head M 44 common lodging house keeper Walcot, Bath
      Rosina Nolan wife 45 married 24 years no children assisting common lodging house keeper Aldershot
      James Featherstone lodger M 44 married NK 10 children born alive, 1 died (all crossed out) house painter Somerset, Bath
      twenty other boarders twelve rooms

      in the 1891 and 1901 census Rosina is shown as born in Bath, so probably it is James that was born in Aldershot

      British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
      James Arthur Featherstone born St. Paul's, Bath, Somerset
      age 47 years 6 months
      trade waiter
      married - yes crossed out and substituted by no
      sentenced to imprisonment - yes
      previous service in 37th Hussars, Somerset Volunteer corps, Hampshire Yeomanry
      5'10" tall weight 137lbs
      hazel eyes, hair turning grey
      Church of England - yes
      in margin "I am certifying to allow my wife 1/3 of my pay.
      found fit for service 18 September 1914 at Bath
      medals British War Medal and Victory Medal
      father Richard Featherstone 23 Elms Road, Aldershot, Hampshire
      offences absent from parade at Bristol and Romsey
      breaking out of camp at Romsey in 1915 and 1916
      apprehended by Regimental Police at Totton after 20 days
      demoted to the ranks from Corporal
      character reference - employed on horse lines? sobriety - sober, reliable - yes, intelligent - yes, special aptitude for civil life - no
      14 September 1918
      Charge Sheet
      the Accused Corporal (A/Sergeant) James Arthur Featherstone of the Remount Squadrons, Army Service corps, a soldier of the Regular Forces is charged with when on active service breaking out of camp in that he at Romsey at about 11am on the 20th November 1916, absented himself from morning stables and broke out of camp, remaining absent until apprehended by the Regimental Police at Totton at about 1.30pm on the 20th day of November 1916
      transferred to Southern Command, Salisbury this time giving place of birth as Aldershot, Hampshire 13 July 1915

      1927 Electoral Roll Reading - Church Ward
      50-2 Silver Street
      Richard Cox
      James Featherstone
      Henry King
      Albert Edward Wilder
      John Cook

      Electoral Roll 1929 Reading - Church Ward
      14 Silver Street
      John Barlow
      Henry Alfred Barnes
      Ethel Agnes Barnes
      James Ernest Clements
      May Clements
      James Featherstone
      Jane Featherstone
      William Frederick Long
      Anna Long
      Sydney Lovejoy
      James Stokes
      Ruth Stokes
      Joseph Mark Sawyer
      Irene Sawyer
      Sydney Sheppard
      Vera Sheppard
      James Charlton Williams
      Elizabeth Mary Williams
      James Charlton Young
      Mary Young

      Electoral Roll 1933 Reading - Church Ward
      14 Silver Street
      James Featherstone
      Jane Featherstone
      John Barlow
      John Eggleton
      Alfred Eggleton
      Elizabeth Latham
      George Henry Rooms
      Catherine Rooms
      Jane Stroud
      Cyril Wheeler
      Mary Wheeler

      Electoral Roll 1936 Reading - Church Ward
      29 Hartland Road
      James Arthur Featherstone
      Jane Featherstone

      1939 Register RG101/2042G
      29 Hartland Road, Reading C.B., Berkshire
      James A Featherstone M 11 Mar 1867 M Pensioner (Army)
      Jane Featherstone F 11 Dec 1881 M Cook

      Electoral Roll 1945 Borough of Reading - Church Ward
      29 Hartland Road
      James Arthur Featherstone
      Jane Featherstone

      death registration index James A Featherstone Mar 1947 Reading BRK 6a 110 age 79
    Person ID I372421953928  Southern England
    Last Modified 14 May 2024 

    Father Richard Daniel Featherstone,   b. 15 Dec 1836, Deptford, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1916, Dec 1916 Farnham SRY 2a 212 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Matilda Rogers,   b. 1848, Tongham, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1897, Mar 1897 Farnham SRY 2a 70 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 04 Nov 1871  St John the Evangelist, Hale, Surrey (Dec 1871 Farnham SRY 2a 152) Find all individuals with events at this location  [30, 31] 
    Family ID F7554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Harriet Adelaide Taylor,   b. 1869, Hounslow, Middlesex (Sep 1869 Brentford MDX 3a 41) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 01 Jun 1889  St Michael the Archangel, Farnham, Hampshire (Jun 1889 Farnham SRY 2a 145) Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 17] 
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Matilda Jane Featherstone,   b. 1890, Aldershot, Hampshire (Jun 1890 Farnham SRY 2a 100) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935, Jun 1935 Eastbourne SSX 2b 137 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     2. James George Arthur Featherstone,   b. 1892, Aldershot, Hampshire (Jun 1892 Farnham SRY 2a 120) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1894, Mar 1894 Farnham SRY 2a 85 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     3. Adelaide May Featherstone,   b. 17 Dec 1894,   d. 1971, Dec 1971 Newton Abbot DEV 7a 1526 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Winifred Violet Featherstone,   b. 27 May 1895, Aldershot, Hampshire (Sep 1895 Farnham SRY 2a 104) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985  (Age 89 years)
     5. Richard Victor Featherstone,   b. 02 Aug 1897, Aldershot, Hampshire (Sep 1897 Farnham SRY 2a 122) Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Albert Edward Featherstone,   b. 1899, Aldershot, Hampshire (Dec 1899 Farnham SRY 2a 122) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1966  (Age 67 years)
     7. Alfred Ernest Featherstone,   b. 1902, Bath, Somerset (Mar 1902 Bath SOM 5c 496) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1972, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Millicent Alice Featherstone,   b. 1904, Bath, Somerset (Mar 1904 Bath SOM 5c 517) Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Reginald George Featherstone,   b. 1906, Bath, Somerset (Mar 1906 Bath SOM 5c 491) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1908, Jun 1908 Bath SOM 5c 342 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Last Modified 14 May 2024 
    Family ID F7601  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane (Featherstone),   b. 11 Dec 1881 
    Last Modified 14 May 2024 
    Family ID F5358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Mar 1867 - Aldershot, Hampshire (Mar 1867 Farnham SRY 2a 75) Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Alexandra Tavern, Barrack Road, Aldershot, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 01 Jun 1889 - St Michael the Archangel, Farnham, Hampshire (Jun 1889 Farnham SRY 2a 145) Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1890 - 3 Church Street, Aldershot, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1891 - Royal Arms, 15 High Street, Aldershot, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1892 - 39 Wolsely Road, Aldershot, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1895 - 3 Perone Street, Aldershot, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1897 - 17 Alexandra Road, Aldershot, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - 26 Cornwall Lane, Bath, Somerset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCriminal - 25 Jun 1902 - Gloucester, Gloucestershire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - 4 & 5 Avon St, Bath, Somerset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1936 - 29 Hartland Road, Reading, Berkshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1939 - 29 Hartland Road, Reading, Berkshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1945 - 29 Hartland Road, Reading, Berkshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Feb 1947 - Henley Road Cemetery, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1435192436] baptism register of daughter.

    2. [S1435192437] baptism register of son.

    3. [S1435192454] burial register.

    4. [S1435192568] military record.

    5. [S1435192662] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 781; Folio: 14; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341183.
      Record for Richard Featherstone

    6. [S1435192665] 1891 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2005;), Class: RG12; Piece: 563; Folio: 62; Page: 36; GSU roll: 6095673.
      Record for James Featherstone

    7. [S1435192669] 1901 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 2341; Folio: 76; Page: 14.
      Record for James A Featherstone

    8. [S1435192681] 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2004;), The National Archives; Kew, London; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 816; Folio: 34; Page: 63; GSU roll: 838698.
      Record for Arthur Rogers

    9. [S1435192695] Surrey, Baptisms, 1813-1912, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2013;).
      Record for James George Arthur Featherstone

    10. [S1435192695] Surrey, Baptisms, 1813-1912, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Winifred Violet Featherstone

    11. [S1435192695] Surrey, Baptisms, 1813-1912, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Richard Victor Featherstone

    12. [S1435192695] Surrey, Baptisms, 1813-1912, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Dorothy Maritta Jane Featherstone

    13. [S1435192709] UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2013;), 1902 Post Office Bath Directory; Publisher: William Lewis & Son.
      Record for James A Featherstone

    14. [S1435192725] Surrey, Marriages, 1754-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Harriet Adelaide Taylor

    15. [S1435192735] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2007;).
      Record for James A Featherstone

    16. [S1435192748] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Adelaide May Fetherstone

    17. [S1435192790] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2006;).
      Record for James Arthur Featherstone

    18. [S1435192793] 1911 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 14722; Schedule Number: 157.
      Record for James Featherstone

    19. [S1435192871] Somerset, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2016;), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wal.sw/2/1/54.
      Record for Alfred Ernest Featherstone

    20. [S1435192871] Somerset, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2016;), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset; Reference Number: D\P\wal.sw/2/1/54.
      Record for Millicent Alice Featherstone

    21. [S1435192914] Gloucestershire, England, Prison Records, 1728-1914, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2016;), Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; Gloucestershire Prison Collections; Reference: Q/Gc/12/16.
      Record for James Featherstone

    22. [S1435192933] Ontario, Canada, The Ottawa Journal (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1885-1980, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2013;), City of Ottawa Archive; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa Journal Newspaper; Date Range: 1930 (Apr) - 1934 (Jun); Microfilm Number: 180.
      Record for Richard V Featherston

    23. [S1435192958] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1785-1934, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 571.
      Record for Winnifred Violel Fratherstone

    24. [S1435192990] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Arthur Rogers

    25. [S1435193116] 1939 England and Wales Register, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, United States of America; Date: 2018;), The National Archives; Kew, London; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2042G.
      Record for James A Featherstone

    26. [S1435193118] Berkshire, Electoral Registers, 1840-1965, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, United States of America; Date: 2017;), Berkshire Record Office/Berkshire County Council; Reading, Berkshire; Berkshire Electoral Registers.
      Record for James Featherstone

    27. [S1435193118] Berkshire, Electoral Registers, 1840-1965, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, United States of America; Date: 2017;), Berkshire Record Office/Berkshire County Council; Reading, Berkshire; Berkshire Electoral Registers; Reference: Mf 30392 R/Rei/86.
      Record for James Featherstone

    28. [S1435193118] Berkshire, Electoral Registers, 1840-1965, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, United States of America; Date: 2017;), Berkshire Record Office/Berkshire County Council; Reading, Berkshire; Berkshire Electoral Registers.
      Record for James Arthur Featherstone

    29. [S1435193118] Berkshire, Electoral Registers, 1840-1965, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, United States of America; Date: 2017;), Berkshire Record Office/Berkshire County Council; Reading, Berkshire; Berkshire Electoral Registers.
      Record for James A Featherstone

    30. [S1435192701] Surrey, Marriages, 1754-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2013;), Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: HAL/2/1.
      Record for Matilda Rogers

    31. [S1435192790] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Richard Daniel Featherstone


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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.

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Featherstonehaugh or it's many variations is not pronounced Fanshaw which is a name in it's own right