William Featherstone

1799 - 1859  (59 years)

• Name	William Featherstone
  Baptism	10 Nov 1777	St Radegund, Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England   [1, 2]
  Born	08 Nov 1799	Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England   [3, 4]
  	William was born at Maplebeck Notts in 1777 one of eight children. He married Elizabeth Randall at Eakring in 1812, they lived at Maplebeck where their first three children were born, Samuel, George and William. Although there seems to be some confusion about George as in the St Radagens Parish Register for Maplebeck in 1814, it shows William & Mary Featherstone as parents of George, but after many searches and hypothesis we have come to the conclusion that the parish priest made a wrong entry in the register, as you will see as you read through this report, however you may wish to draw your own conclusions. William and family moved from Maplebeck to Upton a distance of only a few miles, it was here that they had four more children, Edward, Elizabeth, Mary Ann and Sarah. The family then moved to Bull Farm Chesterfield Road Mansfield, somehere around the early 1820s, as William is in ' Whites Directory ' for 1823 as a Farmer at Bull Farm. Sadly an entry for burials in the St Peter's Parish Register shows 'Elizabeth, wife of William Featherstone, rear of Chesterfield Road buried 14th September 1826 aged 44 years'. We can't be absolutely certain that this is William's wife, but it is the right location, the right age and a wife never appears on a census return, also the name is correct. According to the 1831 census for the Mansfield area, William, along with two more males and two females, occupied land and buildings for agricultural purposes and employed no labour. As there was only one male over the age of twenty years living there at that time, it could be that any two of his sons could be staying there with him as in this particular census, it doesn't name individual family members only the 'Head'. However with the two females, I would suggest that the two elder girls stayed with their father and Sarah, the youngest (just two years old when her mother died) went to live with, or should I say was raised by her Aunt & Uncle, John & Ann Heath of Toothill Lane Mansfield, as can be seen by future census returns. (In the 1831 Census, living with John Heath were two females so I suggest these to be Ann, his wife and Sarah his neice, who of course is William's daughter). William then moved a mile or so up the road (as the crow flies) to Fishpond Farm probably in the mid 1830s, sadly about this time his mother dies, and is buried at Maplebeck on the 9th February 1834. Just four years later nearly to the day, an entry appears in the burials in the St Peter's Parish Register, Elizabeth Featherstone of Fishpond House, 1st February 1838 aged 18 years. (see death certificate for details). Yet another tragic death occurs within two months of Elizabeth's, this time we find the entry, Edward Featherstone of Clay Cross, 7th May 1838 aged 20 years. Of course we can't be absolutely sure this is 'our' Edward as only the age is the same, but why would he be buried at St Peter's Mansfield if not to be interred in a family grave. I shall endeavour to make more enquiries on this matter, however he must have died at Clay Cross as his death was not registered at Mansfield. Now on to the 1841 census returns for Fishpond Farm, we see that living with William are two children, Mary Featherstone aged 15, and John Spencer Featherstone aged twelve years. As of yet we cannot find a possible link to these children, they don't seem to be Grandchildren of William, yet they seem young to be farm servant's living with a single man. In 1843 William's Daughter Mary-Ann has an illigitimate son by a John Clarke, and as yet we haven't been able to find out what happened to her. The baby was born in November 1843, and according to the Baptism entry in St. Peters Parish Register she named him John William Featherstone Clarke. 1851 sees son George with his Wife and family living at Fishpond Farm, and all seems well in this decade until William dies on 13 July 1859, age 81 years.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1823	Bull Farm, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
  	William is in ' Whites Directory ' for 1823 as a Farmer at Bull Farm.
  1841 Census	06 Jun 1841	Fish Pond, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England   [5]
  	Farmer
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	Fish Pond House, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England   [6]
  	farmer of 25 acres employing one labourer a widower
  Reference Number	23453
  Reference Number	Mem 146
  Will	31 Jan 1859	Fishponds, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England   [7]
  Died	13 Jul 1859	Fishpond Farm, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
  	Natural Decay (aged 81 years)
  Will	Aft 13 Jul 1859	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England   [1, 8]
  Buried	Aft 13 Jul 1859	Mansfield Cemetary plot no. 240, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I23453	Featherstone Main
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward Featherstone,   b. Abt 1751, Winkburn, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. Abt 24 Jan 1807, Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Heardson,   b. 1751, Winkburn, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. Abt 09 Feb 1834, Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age 83 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1774	Winkburn, Nottinghamshire, England   [9]
  Family ID	F7668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Randall,   b. Abt 19 Oct 1783, Eakring, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. Abt 14 Sep 1826, Rear of Chesterfield Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	02 Mar 1812	St Andrew, Eakring, Nottinghamshire, England   [10]
  	Witnesses at the Marriage of Elizabeth Randall to William Featherstone were William Leeson and Sarah Tipping.
  Children	1. Samuel Featherstone,   b. Bef 21 Sep 1812, Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. 12 Aug 1884, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age > 71 years)   2. George Featherstone,   b. Bef 06 Feb 1814, Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. 13 Jan 1882, Fishpond Farm, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age > 67 years)   3. William Featherstone,   b. Bef 04 Feb 1816, Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. 05 Jan 1882, Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age > 65 years)   4. Mary Ann Featherstone,   b. Abt 05 May 1822, Upton, Nottinghamshire, England   5. John Spencer Featherstone,   b. Abt 1829, Nottinghamshire, England
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F5261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S644] Featherstone Society Member #146, John Bleby, (07 March 2004), John Bleby. [S643] Contact Patricia Farmer, Baptism Nov 10 1799 Maplebeck Notts(St Radegund). [S644] Featherstone Society Member #146, John Bleby, (07 March 2004). [S643] Contact Patricia Farmer, Birth Nov 8 1799 Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England Baptism Nov 10 1799 Maplebeck Notts(St Radegund). [S1841] 1841 Census England & Wales, (2008), 1841 census HO107/859/6/48/20 Fish Pond, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire William Featherstone 60 farmer y Mary Featherstone 15 y John Spencer Featherstone 12 M.S. y. [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;), 1851 census HO107/2124/6/5 Fish Pond House, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire William Featherstone head W 73 farmer of 25 acres employing one labourer Notts, Langwith George Featherstone son M 36 farmer’s son employed on the farm Notts, Mansfield Mary A? Featherstone dau in law M 29 farmer’s wife Kent, Westerham William Featherstone grandson 8 employed on the farm Kent, Dover Mary Featherstone granddau 6 France British Subject Alfred Featherstone grandson 4 Yorkshire, Maltby? George Featherstone grandson 3 Notts, Mansfield Sarah Featherstone granddau 2 Notts, Mansfield Edwin Featherstone grandson 2mo Notts, Mansfield. [S12] Will, William Featherstone 1859 Notts The will of W Featherstone Senr This is the last will and testament of me William Featherstone Senr of Fish Ponds near Mansfield in the County of Nottingham Cottager being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding viz I desire to be decently interred by the direction of my executors hereinafter named and after all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses are paid and satisfied I give devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my stock estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever both real and personal whether in possession or reversion remainder or expectancy and every part thereof unto all my children both sons and daughters share and share alike who shall be living at the time of my decease and the issue of them as shall be dead [such issue nevertheless taking only their parents share] to and for his her and their own use and benefit absolutely And I nominate constitute and appoint my friend Mr William Duckmanton of Mile Hill Farmer and my son William Featherstone to be executors of this my last will and testament and hereby revoking all former or other wills and testaments by me at any time heretofor made In witness whereof the said William Featherstone have to this my last will and testament set my hand this thirty first day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine Testator William X Featherstone his mark Signed by the testator William Featherstone and acknowledged by him to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses John Hopkinson John Maltby. [S184] Probate, 468 The will of William Featherstone late of Fishponds near Mansfield in the county of Nottingham deceased who died 13 July 1859 at Fishponds aforesaid was proved at Nottingham by the oaths of William Duckmanton of Mill Hill in the parish of Mansfield in the said county farmer and William Featherstone of Warsop in the said county labourer the son the executors Effects under £200. [S915] Find My Past-Marriages, Nottinghamshire marriages, 1528-1929 Transcription First name(s) Edward Last name Featherstone Marriage year 1774 Marriage date 12 Sep 1774 Marriage place Winkburn Church St John of Jerusalem Denomination Anglican Spouse's first name(s) Mary Spouse's last name Heardson County Nottinghamshire Country England. [S915] Find My Past-Marriages, Nottinghamshire marriages, 1528-1929 Transcription First name(s) William Last name Featherstone Marriage year 1812 Marriage date 02 Mar 1812 Marriage place Eakring Church St Andrew Denomination Anglican Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth Spouse's last name Randall County Nottinghamshire Country England.