Margaret Rathbone b. Abt 1831 Pimlico, London, Middlesex, England d. Dec 1893 1b.477, Strand, London, England: Featherstone One Name Study


Margaret Rathbone

Female Abt 1831 - 1893  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name Margaret Rathbone 
    Born Abt 1831  Pimlico, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1851  Datchet, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  [2
    a servant 
    Occupation 02 Apr 1871  [3
    a seamstress 
    Residence 02 Apr 1871  17 Cumberland Road, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1881  14 Buckingham Street, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 03 Apr 1881  [4
    a house keeper 
    Residence 1891  14 Buckingham Street, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    1891 Census 05 Apr 1891  14 Buckingham Street, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Head of Household William Porteous, no occupation listed for Elizabeth who is the housekeepers daughter
    • Role: Servant
    Name Featherstone 
    Name Margaret Rathbon  [7
    Occupation 05 Apr 1891  [5
    a house keeper 
    Reference Number 8152 
    Died Dec 1893  1b.477, Strand, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Notes 
    • 1871 census RG10/1146/120/34
      17 Cumberland Road, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
      Margaret Featherston head W 40 seamstress London, Westminster
      George C Featherston son 11 scholar Hants, Portsmouth
      William Featherston son 9 scholar Hants, Portsmouth
      Georgina Featherston dau 6 scholar Hants, Portsmouth
      Elizabeth M Featherston dau 4 scholar Hants, Portsmouth
      Catherine Rathbone mother W 69 formerly nurse Lancashire, Liverpool

      1881 census RG11/331/87/18
      14 Buckingham Street, Westminster, Middlesex
      Arthur J. Frasor head U 38 bill broker Middlesex, London
      Margaret Featherstone serv W 50 housekeeper Middlesex, London
      William Featherstone serv U 19 commercial clerk Hampshire, Southsea
      Georgina H. Featherstone serv U 16 dressmaker Hampshire, Southsea
      Elizabeth M. Featherstone serv U 14 Hampshire, Southsea

      1891 census RG12/215/11/15
      14 Buckingham Street, Westminster, London
      William Porteous head S 50 manager of insurance co Scotland
      Margar Featherstone serv W 60 dom housekeeper Berks, Windsor
      Elizabeth Featherstone visitor S 23 none Hants, Southsea

      Death registration index Margaret Featherstone Dec 1893 Strand LND 1b 477 age 63
    Person ID I8152  Featherstone Main
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2021 

    Family John Featherstone,   b. Abt 1824, Bodmin, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Nov 1866, 17 Cumberland Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Married 02 Feb 1857  New Windsor Parish Church, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
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    Marriage entry St James, Picadilly, Westminster, London, England
    Married Dec 1857  2c.857, Windsor, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Catherine Sarah Featherstone,   b. Dec 1858, 2c.305, Reading, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1859, 2b.282, Portsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. George Charles Featherstone,   b. 1859, Portsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1884, 2b.293, Portsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     3. William Featherstone,   b. 1862, Southsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Georgina Helen Featherstone,   b. 1864, Southsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1882, 1b.368, Strand, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     5. Elizabeth M Featherstone,   b. 1866, Southsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F3446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1861] 1861 Census England & Wales, UK Gov., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;).

    2. [S1851] 1851 Census England & Wales, UK Gov., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851.Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): PublicRecord Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A;).

    3. [S1871] 1871 Census England & Wales, (2009).

    4. [S1881] 1881 Census England & Wales, UK Gov, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;).

    5. [S1891] 1891 Census England & Wales, UK Gov., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;).

    6. [S1891] 1891 Census England & Wales, UK Gov., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;), 1891 census RG12/215/11/15
      14 Buckingham Street, Westminster, London
      William Porteous head S 50 manager of insurance co Scotland
      Margar Featherstone serv W 60 dom housekeeper Berks, Windsor
      Elizabeth Featherstone visitor S 23 none Hants, Southsea.

    7. [S2] Index Marriage registration England & Wales, (1837-1965).

    8. [S3] death registration index, (1837-2010), Collected 28/2/02.

    9. [S781] Marriage Register New Windsor Parish Church, (Period, -2011), John FEATHERSTONE (c1823-1866) & Margaret RATHBONE (c1830-1893)
      Married 2 Feb 1857 New Windsor Parish Church, Berkshire (source: parish registers).

    10. [S782] Contact Dorcas Hendershott, Dorcas Hendershott, (2011), John FEATHERSTONE (c1823-1866) & Margaret RATHBONE (c1830-1893)
      Married 2 Feb 1857 New Windsor Parish Church, Berkshire (source: parish registers)
      Marriage registered Windsor 1857 (Dec qtr) ref:
      My ref: 9217 - Scotland>London 2 RATHBONE
      Margaret RATHBONE was born in Westminster, London, the daughter of Adam RATHBONE & Catherine (
      John RATHBONE was born c1866 in Bodmin Cornwall (according to census info). His death was registered in Portsea in 1866 (Dec qtr) ref: 2b 267, when he would have been 42/43.
      Do you know who his parents were ?

      Margaret and John FEATHERSTONE had four children, all born in Portsmouth, Hampshire: George FEATHERSTONE (c1860), William FEATHERSTONE (c1862). Georgina FEATHERSTONE (c1865) and Elizabeth FEATHERSTONE (c1867). They were all born in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

      Census 1861: Margaret FEATHERSTONE was aged 30, living at 17 Cumberland road, Portsea with her husband: John FEATHERSTONE (37) - born Bodmin Cornwall, and son: George FEATHERSTONE (1) - born Portsea. also in the household as her married sister: Elizabeth GREEN, with her daughter Catherine GREEN (2 months) - born Portsea.

      Census 1871: Margaret FEATHERSTONE, was aged 40, widowed and living with her children: George, William, Georgina and Elizabeth FEATHERSTONE, and her widowed mother, Catherine RATHBONE.

      Census 1881: Margaret FEATHERSTONE, was aged c50, widowed, living at 14 Buckingham Street, St Martin in the Fields, London in the household of Arthur J. FRASER. Also in the household are her children: William, Georgina and Elizabeth FEATHERSTONE, all as servants. Her son George FEATHERSTONE was working as a railway clerk in Portsea.

      William FEATHERSTONE died in London in 1881 aged 19.

      Georgina Helen FEATHERSTONE died in London in 1882 aged 17

      George Charles FEATHERSTONE died in Hampshire in 1884 aged 24.