Walter C Featherston b. 06 Oct 1914 Madison County, Indiana, United States of America d. 09 Nov 1993 Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America: Featherstone One Name Study

Walter C Featherston b. 06 Oct 1914 Madison County, Indiana, United States of America d. 09 Nov 1993 Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America: Featherstone One Name Study

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Name	Walter C Featherston [1]
Born	06 Oct 1914	Madison County, Indiana, United States of America [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	53863
Died	09 Nov 1993	Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America [1]
Person ID	I53863	Featherstone Main
Last Modified	23 Apr 2021

Father	Roscoe Featherston, b. 13 Aug 1894, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America , d. 05 Jun 1967, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America (Age 72 years)
Mother	Gladys Davis, b. 1894, d. 1946, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America (Age 52 years)
Married	13 Sep 1913	Madison County, Indiana, United States of America [1]
Married		Document Lamberton Toll; Irregular Border Marriages - Lamberton Toll Although much has been written about the Irregular Border Marriages atGretna Green, there were also many such marriages in the EasternBorders, mainly at Lamberton Toll but also at Paxton Toll, Chain Bridge,Mordington and Coldstream during the 1800s. Although much has beenwritten of southerners rushing to the border to be married chased byFather with a shot-gun, the reality is that many of these marriages wereof Presbyterians and other non-conformists who would rather be marriedin Scotland than set foot in a Church of England - the only legal placeto be married in England. Furthermore, there were many couples who met at the Hirings Fair atBerwick, and rushed to Lamberton for a quick marriage the next day toavoid never seeing each other again. (agricultural labourers were oftenhired for one years work only, and had to go to the Hirings each year inthe hope that someone would hire them for the next year).
Family ID	F11089	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources
[S1730] Featherstone Society Member Elaine Boston, E. Elaine Boston, (2014).

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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.