John Featherstone b. 12 Dec 1918 Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1993 Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland: Featherstone One Name Study

1918 - 1993 (74 years)

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Name	John Featherstone [1]
Born	12 Dec 1918	Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]
Gender	Male
Died	1993	Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]
	74
Person ID	I45554	Featherstone Main
Last Modified	30 Jul 2023

Father	John Featherstone, b. 11 Jan 1888, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland , d. 12 Dec 1927, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 39 years)
Mother	Margaret Brannan, b. 4 Apr 1887, St Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. 28 Nov 1964, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 77 years)
Married	6 May 1910	Ss Mary & David, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2]
Family ID	F13518	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

[S2602] Featherstone Society Member # 390, Featherstone Society Member # 390, (2018), GEDCOM from Den Featherstone Jack had black hair until he nearly drowned while on Russian convoys during war and he went white overnight - Jill Biddle He was indeed a very handsome man but stories go that he was a nasty individual who treated his family badly - Jill Biddle.
[S2602] Featherstone Society Member # 390, Featherstone Society Member # 390, (2018), GEDCOM from Den Featherstone John was baptised on 13th January 1888 - his sponsors being John Featherstone and Jane Murphy. John & Margaret were 22 years of age each according to their Marriage Certificate when they got married. John's occupation was that of a wool factory worker and Margaret's was a laundry worker. JOHN FEATHERSTONE WAS IN THE KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS REGIMENT HE WAS A PRIVATE,AND HE SURVIVED THE FIGHTING AT HILL 60 AND THE BATTLE OF MARNE BEFORE INJURING HIS LEG AND HAVING IT AMPUTATED IN THE MILITARY HOSPITAL AT NESTON. He only had one leg - lost it in the war - story is "He shot himself in the foot" and it turn gangrene. Jill Biddle (his Great Grand-daughter) tells of a story of John and the Hawick Common Riding Festival which is an annual event in Hawick . John used to be on security at the time of the Common Riding but was always drunk. He went on some ride and got his false leg stick and the emergency services were called. Apparently this was very commo n for him.

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