Thomas Baty Featherstone b. Dec 1878 10a.846, Gateshead, Co Durham, England d. 08 Feb 1954 4 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England: Featherstone One Name Study


Thomas Baty Featherstone

Male 1878 - 1954  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Thomas Baty Featherstone  [1
    Born Dec 1878  10a.846, Gateshead, Co Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    1901 Census 03 Apr 1881  Seymor Street, Wickham, Co Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Role: Son
    1891 Census 05 Apr 1891  14, Holmside Place, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Accountant
    • Role: Son
    Occupation 03 Dec 1920  Southampton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Engineer, outbound to Buenos Aires, Argentina aged 42 
    Occupation Aug 1922  Ship Desna, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Engineer inbound from Brazil 
    Occupation 29 Jul 1927  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Thomas B Featherstone from Sudan, Engineer aged 48. Home address 31 The Gallops, Sutton, Surrey
    Occupation 03 Nov 1928  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Engineer,Outbound- Liverpool to Sudan born 1878 
    Will 07 Feb 1932  Tyneholme, Ruskin Road, Carshalton, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Role: Heir
    Electoral Roll 1938  32 The Gallop, Epsom, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Will 16 May 1942  Principle Registery, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Role: Witness
    Died 08 Feb 1954  4 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Death Mar 1954  4b.47, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    • Aged 75
    Probate 03 Apr 1954  London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Will 30 Oct 1954  Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    • Role: Witness
    Probate 24 Jan 1955  London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Reference Number 2750 
    Reference Number P710 
    Person ID I2750  Featherstone Main
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2021 

    Father James Simpson Featherstone,   b. Sep 1850, 25.395, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1934, “Tyneholm” 12 Ruskin Road, Carshalton, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Whitehead,   b. Abt 1851, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1898, 10b.112, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Married 18 Aug 1875  Brunswick Place Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Married Sep 1875  10b.237, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 18, 19
    Family ID F1633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosetta Alice Escott,   d. 26 Apr 1954, St Albans City Hospital, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Between 1911 and 1915  1306, Baku, Azerbaijan Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Married 03 Jun 1913  British Church, Baku, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    Children 
     1. Barbara R F Featherstone,   b. Between 1916 and 1920, 14.2073, Batoum, Georgia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Gordon B Featherstone,   b. Dec 1914, 1d.691, Lambeth, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1942, Rangoon, Malaya Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 27 years)
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Index birth registrations England & Wales, (1837-2010), From Family Records Centre Index of Births Collected Jan 1998.

    2. [S1] Index birth registrations England & Wales, (1837-2010), From Family Records Centre Index of Births Collected Jan 1998 (Reliability: 3).
      {TMG Surety 3.210}

    3. [S1881] 1881 Census England & Wales, UK Gov, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;), 1881 Census
      RG number:RG11 Piece: 5043 Folio: 49 Page: 51
      Reg. District: Gateshead Sub District: Whickham
      Parish: Whickham
      Address: Seymor St, Whickham, Co Durham
      FETHERSTONE, James S Head Married M 30 1851 Newcastle, Northumberland
      FETHERSTONE, Mary A Wife Married F 30 1851 Newcastle, Northumberland
      FETHERSTONE, Henry W Son Single M 4 1877 Ryton, Durham
      FETHERSTONE, Thomas B Son Single M 2 1879 Whickham, Durham.

    4. [S1891] 1891 Census England & Wales, UK Gov., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;), 1891 Census
      RG number: RG12 Piece: 4217 Folio: 146 Page: 3
      Reg. District: Newcastle upon Tyne Sub District: Byker
      Parish: Heaton Enum. District: 40 Ecclesiastical District: St Michaels
      City/Municipal Borough: Newcastle upon Tyne
      Address: 14, Holmside Place, Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
      FEATHERSTONE, James S Head Married M 40 1851 Accountant Newcastle on Tyne
      FEATHERSTONE, Mary Ann Wife Married F 40 1851 Newcastle on Tyne
      FEATHERSTONE, Henry W Son M 14 1877 Scholar Ryton, Durham
      FEATHERSTONE, Thomas B Son M 12 1879 Scholar Dunston, Durham
      FEATHERSTONE, Edith Daughter F 7 1884 Scholar Dunston, Durham.

    5. [S1266] Passenger List UK Outgoing List 1890-1960, British Governmeant, (British Governmeant, Home Office, 2012), Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960
      Name: Thomas FEATHERSTONE
      Date of departure: 3 December 1920
      Port of departure: Southampton
      Destination port: Buenos Aires
      Destination country: Argentina
      Date of Birth: 1878 (calculated from age)
      Age: 42
      Marital Status:
      Sex: Male
      Occupation: Engineer
      Notes:
      Passenger recorded on: Page 6 of 18
      Ship: ARLANZA
      Official Number: 132021
      Master's name: J C K Cheret
      Steamship Line: The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
      Where bound: Buenos Aires, Argentina
      Square feet:
      Registered tonnage: 9144.89
      Passengers on voyage: 314.

    6. [S850] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, British Governmeant, (British Governmeant, Home Office, 2011), UK incoming passenger list for Liverpool 1922 August on DESNA leaving from La Plata, Brazil
      Feathers tone, Thomas 32, engineer, residence in uk The Cottage, Malthouse Road, Chawley or Chanley. last place of permanent residence for Thomas only : Russia
      Feather stone, Rosetta 38 last place of permanent residence: England
      Children Gordon aged 7 and Barbara aged 5, residence: England.

    7. [S850] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, British Governmeant, (British Governmeant, Home Office, 2011), Mr Thomas B Featherstone
      Birth Date: abt 1879
      Age: 48
      Port of Departure: Bombay, India
      Arrival Date: 29 Jul 1927
      Port of Arrival: London, England
      Ports of Voyage: Colombo
      [Melbourne]
      [Sydney]
      Ship Name: Chitral
      Search Ship Database: View the 'Chitral' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
      Shipping Line: Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company
      Official Number: 148861.

    8. [S1266] Passenger List UK Outgoing List 1890-1960, British Governmeant, (British Governmeant, Home Office, 2012), Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960
      Name: Thomas FEATHERSTONE
      Date of departure: 3 November 1928
      Port of departure: Liverpool
      Destination port: Port Sudan
      Destination country: Sudan
      Date of Birth: 1878 (calculated from age)
      Age: 50
      Marital Status:
      Sex: Male
      Occupation: Engineer
      Notes:
      Passenger recorded on: Page 2 of 6
      Ship: SHROPSHIRE
      Official Number: 149601
      Master's name: B W Adamson
      Steamship Line: Bibby Line
      Where bound: Rangoon, Burma
      Square feet:
      Registered tonnage: 6628
      Passengers on voyage: 137.

    9. [S12] Will, This is the last will and testament of me James Simpson Featherstone of Tyneholme Ruskin Road Carshalton in the County of Surrey Gentleman made this seventh day of February one thousand nine hundred and thirty two I hereby appoint my dear faithful wife Florence Emily Featherstone sole executrix of this my will I direct my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses to be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease and subject thereto I give devise appoint and bequeath all real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever of which as owner or otherwise I shall at the time of my decease be entitled to appoint or dispose by this my will unto my wife the said Florence Emily Featherstone for her own use and benefit absolutely and without wishing to impose any obligation or trust I desire to place on record my full and complete confidence that she will after my death show due regard to the needs maintenance and advancement in life of my family In witness whereof I have set my hand to this my will the day and year first hereinbefore written
      Signed by the said James Simpson Featherstone the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us together present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses James Simpson Featherstone
      Elsie Annie Jefferiss Twyford Cottage 14 Ruskin Road Carshalton married
      Helen Margaret Ingersent 57 Wallace Crescent Carshalton Surrey Librarian
      On the 30th day of October 1934 Administration [with this will] of the effects of the testator was granted at Newcastle-upon-Tyne
      In His Majesty’s High Court of Justice The District Probate Registry at Newcastle-upon-Tyne
      Be it known that James Simpson Featherstone of “Tyneholm” 12 Ruskin Road Carshalton in the county of Surrey who died there on the 14th day of August 1934 made and duly executed his last will and testament and did therein name his wife Florence Emily Featherstone sole executrix and residuary legatee and devisee who died in his lifetime That the said testator died a widower And be it further known that at the date hereunder written Letters of Administration with the will [a copy whereof is hereunto annexed ]of all the estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased were granted by His Majesty’s High Court of Justice at the District Probate Registry thereof at Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Henry Whitehead Featherstone of “Tyneholme” aforesaid Retired Civil Servant and Thomas Baty Featherstone of 31 The Gallop Sutton in the said County Engineer the lawful sons and two of the persons entitled to share in the estate of the said testator and it is hereby certified that an affidavit for Inland Revenue has been delivered wherein it is shewn that the gross value of the said estate in Great Britain[exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a trustee and not beneficially] amounts to £1,344-2-3 and that the net value of the personal estate amounts to £ 903-0-1 And it is further certified that it appears by a receipt signed by an Inland Revenue Officer on the said Affidavit that £39-4-10 on account of Estate Duty and interest on such duty has been paid
      Dated the 30th day of October 1934 TB Houston District Registrar.
      Extracted by Dicknson Miller & Turnbull Solicitors Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    10. [S220] Electors Register of, Surrey, England, Electoral Registers, 1918-1945
      1938 Parliamentary Division/Constituency: Epsom Surrey
      32 The Gallop
      Thomas Baty Featherstone
      Rosetta Alice Featherstone
      Barbara Rose Featherstone
      Reference Number: CC802/55/3.

    11. [S103] Administration, FEATHERSTONE Gordon Baty of 13 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire died 22 January 1942 on war service Administration Llandudno 16 May to Thomas Baty Featherstone company director. Effects £449 5s. 7d.

    12. [S184] Probate, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
      Thomas Baty Featherstone of 4 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire died 8 February 1954 probate London 3 April 1954
      to Rosetta Alice Featherstone widow. Effects £6700 6s 9d Further Grant 24 January 1955
      AND Also
      England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
      Thomas Baty Featherstone of 4 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire died 8 February 1954 Administration (with will) London 24 January 1955 to Barbara Rose Featherstone spinster. Effects £5424 5s 4d Former Grant P.R. 3 April 1954.

    13. [S3] death registration index, (1837-2010), Name: FEATHERSTONE, Thomas B
      Registration district: Hatfield
      County: Hertfordshire
      Year of registration: 1954
      Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
      Age at death: 75
      Volume no: 4B
      Page no: 47.

    14. [S184] Probate, Name: Thomas Baty Featherstone of 4 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
      Probate Date: 3 Apr 1954 to Rosetta Alice Featherstone, widow, Effects £6700 6s 9d
      Death Date: 8 Feb 1954
      Death Place: Hertfordshire, England
      Registry: London, England
      Further grant 24 Jan 1955.

    15. [S12] Will, This is the last will and testament of me James Simpson Featherstone of Tyneholme Ruskin Road Carshalton in the County of Surrey Gentleman made this seventh day of February one thousand nine hundred and thirty two I hereby appoint my dear faithful wife Florence Emily Featherstone sole executrix of this my will I direct my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses to be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease and subject thereto I give devise appoint and bequeath all real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever of which as owner or otherwise I shall at the time of my decease be entitled to appoint or dispose by this my will unto my wife the said Florence Emily Featherstone for her own use and benefit absolutely and without wishing to impose any obligation or trust I desire to place on record my full and complete confidence that she will after my death show due regard to the needs maintenance and advancement in life of my family In witness whereof I have set my hand to this my will the day and year first hereinbefore written
      Signed by the said James Simpson Featherstone the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us together present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses James Simpson Featherstone
      Elsie Annie Jefferiss Twyford Cottage 14 Ruskin Road Carshalton married
      Helen Margaret Ingersent 57 Wallace Crescent Carshalton Surrey Librarian
      On the 30th day of October 1934 Administration [with this will] of the effects of the testator was granted at Newcastle-upon-Tyne
      In His Majesty’s High Court of Justice The District Probate Registry at Newcastle-upon-Tyne
      Be it known that James Simpson Featherstone of “Tyneholm” 12 Ruskin Road Carshalton in the county of Surrey who died there on the 14th day of August 1934 made and duly executed his last will and testament and did therein name his wife Florence Emily Featherstone sole executrix and residuary legatee and devisee who died in his lifetime That the said testator died a widower And be it further known that at the date hereunder written Letters of Administration with the will [a copy whereof is hereunto annexed ]of all the estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased were granted by His Majesty’s High Court of Justice at the District Probate Registry thereof at Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Henry Whitehead Featherstone of “Tyneholme” aforesaid Retired Civil Servant and Thomas Baty Featherstone of 31 The Gallop Sutton in the said County Engineer the lawful sons and two of the persons entitled to share in the estate of the said testator and it is hereby certified that an affidavit for Inland Revenue has been delivered wherein it is shewn that the gross value of the said estate in Great Britain[exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a trustee and not beneficially] amounts to £1,344-2-3 and that the net value of the personal estate amounts to £ 903-0-1 And it is further certified that it appears by a receipt signed by an Inland Revenue Officer on the said Affidavit that £39-4-10 on account of Estate Duty and interest on such duty has been paid
      Dated the 30th day of October 1934 TB Houston District Registrar.

    16. [S184] Probate, Name: Thomas Baty Featherstone of 4 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
      Probate Date: 24 Jan 1955 to Barbara Rose Featherstone, spinster. Effects £5424 5s 4d
      Death Date: 8 Feb 1954
      Death Place: Hertfordshire, England
      Registry: London, England
      Former Grant P.R. 3 Apr 1954.
      Spouse died before probate finished so passed to daughter

    17. [S256] GOONS Transcript challenge project, (Period, 1837-1911), Certificate file., Copy of an entry of marriage in the parish register of Newcastle Brunswick Place Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
      1875 marriage solemnised at the Brunswick Place chapel in the county of Newcastle upon Tyne
      August 18, 1875
      James Simpson Featherstone aged 24 a bachelor clerk of 57 Lovaine place, father Henry Dale Featherstone
      to
      Mary Ann Whitehead aged 24 a spinster of one Alma Street father Thomas Whitehead deceased
      both signed no witnesses by certificate.

    18. [S2] Index Marriage registration England & Wales, (1837-1965), Name: FEATHERSTONE, James Simpson
      Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
      County: Northumberland
      Year of registration: 1875
      Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
      Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
      Volume no: 10B
      Page no: 237
      MarriageFinder: James Simpson Featherstone married one of the following people:
      FIRTH, Mary Jane
      WHITEHEAD, Mary Ann
      BREWIS, Robert.

    19. [S1303] Web site Newcastle Registrars Office, 1875 WHITEHEAD Mary A
      Marriage venue - Church unknown

      1875 FEATHERSTONE James S
      Marriage venue - Church unknown.

    20. [S1267] index marriage GRO Consular Marriages (1849-1965), (1837-2012), MarriageFinder: Rosetta A Escott married Thomas B Featherstone
      Name: ESCOTT, Rosetta A
      Consulate: Baku
      Country: Azerbaijan
      Year: 1911-1915
      Volume:
      Page: 1306
      Spouse's last name: Not stated
      Record source: GRO Consular Marriages (1849-1965)
      Name: FEATHERSTONE, Thomas B
      County: Azerbaijan
      Year: 1911
      Volume :
      Page 1306
      Spouse's last name Not stated
      Record source: GRO Consular Marriages (1849-1965).

    21. [S1705] Marriage Register - Transcripts, UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1627-1965
      marriage solemnized in the British Church in Baku, Russia
      June 3rd 1913
      Thomas Baty Featherstone 34 bachelor engineer father James Simpson Featherstone accountant
      Rosetta Alice Escott 30 spinster father Charles William Escott engineer
      of Apsheron, Thouban Govt. Caucuses, Luton, Bedfordshire, England
      both signed in the presence of Harold Edmunds Collins, Elizabeth Linton and Ronald McDonald.