William A Smith: Featherstone One Name Study

William A Smith

Name	William A Smith [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	P10005
Person ID	I51387	Featherstone Main
Last Modified	21 Apr 2021

Family	Kathleen Featherstone, b. Dec 1910, Barnstaple, Devon, England
Married	Dec 1936	Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]
	Spouse's Surname Smith
Last Modified	10 Aug 2023
Family ID	F8198	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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[S2] Index Marriage registration England & Wales, (1837-1965), marriage registration index Kathleen Featherstone and William A Smith Dec 1936 Barnstaple DEV 5b 1023.

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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.

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