Joseph Featherston

1845 - 1903  (58 years)

• Name	Joseph Featherston  [1]
  Born	21 Jan 1845	Laneside, St.Johns Chapel, Weardale, Co Durham, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1851	Canada   [2]
  	Individual: Featherstone, Joseph Event: Living Year: 1884 Place: Romney Township Province of record source: Ontario County of record source: Kent Source: Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Essex and Kent,1881, including Union Publishing Company's Farmers' Directory for the County of Essex for 1883-4 and Farmers' Directory of the County of Kent for 1884-5. Publisher: Cumming Atlas Reprints Publication place: Stratford Publication year: 1973 Volume/Page(s): 97 Joseph came to Canada as a young boy, with his Aunt Elizabeth, her husband Lowe Watson, and a child who might be a cousin or half sister, Sarah Featherston.
  Census 1891	1891	Romney Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada
  Reference Number	4950
  Died	12 Apr 1903	Romney Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I4950	Featherstone W P
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	John Featherston,   b. Bef 25 Dec 1817, Burtreeford, St John's Chapel, Weardale, Co Durham, England ,   d. Aug 1851, Bridge End, Stanhope, Co Durham, England  (Age > 33 years)
  Mother	Emma Rutherford,   b. 1 May 1822, England ,   d. Aft 21 Jan 1845, Weardale, Co Durham, England  (Age > 23 years)
  Married	Apr 1841	24.305, Weardale, Co. Durham, England   [3]
  Married	10 Apr 1841	Parish of Heathery Cleugh, Weardale, Co Durham, England
  Family ID	F332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Ann Simpson,   b. 8 Jan 1847, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 23 Sep 1900, Romney Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	30 May 1896  [2, 4]
  Children	1. John Watson Featherstone,   b. 11 Nov 1868, Romney Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1936, Wheatly, Romney, Essex Co, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2023
  Family ID	F329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Victoria Wilkinson,   b. 30 Oct 1848, Mersea, , Ontario, Canada
  Married	7 Feb 1903	Romney Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5, 6]
  	Married only eight weeks.
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2022
  Family ID	F331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Birth certficate , #bxby 248880- Weardale, Co. of. [S138] Research of Diane Hellar, Diane Hellar, Compiler: Diane hellar, (2004). [S81] NRO Record, William Paul Featherstone, (National Record Office, Ancestry.com, 1837-present day). [S343] Ancestry.com, (England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975), Date but no place info. [S343] Ancestry.com, (England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975), 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Name: Victoria Wilkinson Gender: Female Age: -1 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Canada Province: Canada West (Ontario) District: Essex County District Number: 8 Sub-District: Mersea Sub-District Number: 59. [S343] Ancestry.com, (England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975), Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1926 Name: Joseph Featherston Birth Place: Durham Co Age: 57 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Father Name: John Featherston Mother Name: Emma Rutherford Spouse Name: Victoria Adelade Stewart Spouse's Age: 51 Spouse Birth Place: Tp Mersea Spouse Father Name: Alexander Wilkinson Spouse Mother Name: Mary Wiper Marriage Date: 7 Feb 1903 Marriage Location: Essex Marriage County: Essex Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS932_110.