Hannah Featherston: Featherstone One Name Study

Hannah Featherston

Name	Hannah Featherston [1]
Gender	Female
Baptism	18 Aug 1811	St Thomas the Apostle, Stanhope, Co Durham, England [1]
Reference Number	52229
Person ID	I52229	Featherstone Main
Last Modified	23 Apr 2021

Mother	Sarah Featherston, b. Abt 1791
Family ID	F16659	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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[S267] online records, Baptisms, Weardale District - Record Number: 414169.0
Location: Stanhope
Church: St. Thomas the Apostle
Denomination: Anglican
18 Aug 1811 Hannah Featherston, of Spot House, born 7-May 1811, illegitimate daughter of Sarah Featherston (single woman, native of this parish).

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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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