John Featherston b. Bef 20 Feb 1836 Bents Head, Heathery Cleugh, Co Durham, England: Featherstone One Name Study

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John Featherston

Male Bef 1836 -


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  • Name John Featherston  [1] 
    Born Bef 20 Feb 1836  Bents Head, Heathery Cleugh, Co Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 20 Feb 1836  St Thomas, Heathery Cleugh, Co Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I23239  Featherstone Main
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2023 

    Father John Featherston,   b. Abt 1802 
    Mother Mary (Unknown),   b. Bef 1802 
    Married Bef 1827  [3] 
    Family ID F8541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S434] Baptisms Heatherycleugh, (2010), Extracted by Weardale Museum from Parish records of Heatherycleugh Baptism 20 Feb 1836 John Featherston, father John, mother Mary of Bent Head a Miner.

    2. [S267] online records, Baptisms, Weardale District - Record Number: 420066.0 Location: Heathery Cleugh, County Durham Church: St. Thomas Denomination: Anglican 20 Feb 1836 John Featherston, of Bents Head, son of John (miner) & Mary Featherston.

    3. [S434] Baptisms Heatherycleugh, (2010), Extracted by Weardale Museum from Parish records of Heatherycleugh Baptism 20 Jan 1827 Margaret Featherston, father John, mother Mary of Grain 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