Thomas Featherston b. Bef 05 May 1832 High Rigg, Heathery Cleugh, Co Durham, England: Featherstone One Name Study

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Thomas Featherston

Male Bef 1832 -


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  • Name Thomas Featherston  [1] 
    Born Bef 05 May 1832  High Rigg, Heathery Cleugh, Co Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 05 May 1832  St Thomas, Heathery Cleugh, Co Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Reference Number 23174 
    Person ID I23174  Featherstone Main
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2021 

    Father Thomas Featherston,   b. Abt 1800 
    Mother Jane (Unknown),   b. Abt 1807 
    Married Bef 1821  [3] 
    Family ID F8540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S434] Baptisms Heatherycleugh, (2010), Extracted by Weardale Museum from Parish records of Heatherycleugh
      Baptism 5 May 1832 Thomas Featherston, father Thomas, mother Jane of High Rigg a miner.

    2. [S267] online records, Baptisms, Weardale District - Record Number: 431691.0
      Location: Heathery Cleugh, County Durham
      Church: St. Thomas
      Denomination: Anglican
      5 May 1832 Thomas Featherston, of High Rigg, son of Thomas (miner) & Jane Featherston.

    3. [S434] Baptisms Heatherycleugh, (2010), Extracted by Weardale Museum from Parish records of Heatherycleugh
      Baptism 18 Feb 1826 Frances Featherston, father Thomas, mother Jane of High Rigg a miner.


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Our Names

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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Some common falacies

Featherstonehaugh or it's many variations is not pronounced Fanshaw which is a name in it's own right