James Featherstone b. 1888 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (Sep 1888 Wolverhampton STS 6b 562) d. 03 Mar 1916 France: Featherstone One Name Study

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James Featherstone[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1888 - 1916  (28 years)


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  • Name James Featherstone  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 1888  Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (Sep 1888 Wolverhampton STS 6b 562) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  No 3 Court, Temple Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • age 2; relationship to head: grandson
    Died 03 Mar 1916  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Buried Fricourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Burial Cemetery: Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt
    Notes 
    • birth registration index James Featherstone Sep 1888 Wolverhampton STS 6b 562
      mother's maiden surname Collins

      there is a James Featherstone who died in 1889 in Wolverhampton age 0 - so there might be something wrong here.

      New post on Wolverhampton's War James Featherstone by heidimcintosh 1 June 2017 The son of James and Bridget Featherstone, James was born in Wolverhampton in 1888. In 1891, he was living with his parents and grandmother at No 3 Court, Temple Street, Wolverhampton, along with brothers John and Martin. I have not been able to find James or his family in the 1901 or 1911 censuses, but a Midland Counties Express article about him, dated 6 January 1917, stated that he attended SS. Mary and John's School at Snow Hill, Wolverhampton. At the beginning of the war, James enlisted in the 1st Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 9932), first serving in France from 5 October 1915. However, he was killed in action on 3 March 1916 in France, by which date his home address was 8 Bell Street, Wolverhampton. The newspaper article incorrectly states his first initial as "H.". He is commemorated at the Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt. URL: http://wp.me/p2TgWf-2rH

      UK soldiers died in the Great War
      James Featherstone birthplace Wolverhampton died 3 March 1916 France and Flanders killed in action
      enlisted Wolverhampton rank Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion number 9932

      National Army Museum, Chelsea, London Register of soldiers effects
      James Featherstone 1/S Staff Regt Pte 9932 died 3 3 16 France Lichfield 3.16 Mo sole leg Bridget
    Person ID I372421947666  Southern England
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father James Featherstone,   b. Abt. 1857, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Apr 1914, Wolverhampton Union Workhouse, New Cross, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (Jun 1914 Wolverhampton STS 6b 676) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Bridget Collins,   b. 1867, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (Dec 1867 Wolverhampton STS 6b 485) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952, Dec 1952 Wolverhampton STS 9b 872 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 25 May 1885  St Patrick, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (Jun 1885 Wolverhampton STS 6b 822) Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F2632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1891 - No 3 Court, Temple Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 03 Mar 1916 - France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Fricourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1435192673] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2006;).
      Record for James Featherstone

    2. [S1435192734] 1891 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2005;), Class: RG12; Piece: 2226; Folio: 108; Page: 16; GSU roll: 6097336.
      Record for James Featherstone

    3. [S1435192742] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, Military-Genealogy.com, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2008;).
      Record for James Featherstone

    4. [S1435192743] UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2014;), National Army Museum; Chelsea, London; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 253001-254500; Reference: 121.
      Record for James Featherstone

    5. [S1435192807] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Pvt J Featherstone

    6. [S1435192680] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, United States of America; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Bridgettam Collins


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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