William Fetherston b. 1865 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Featherstone One Name Study

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William Fetherston[1]

Male 1865 -


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  • Name William Fetherston  [1] 
    Born 1865  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I372536172114  Southern England
    Last Modified 14 May 2024 

    Father William Fetherstonhaugh,   b. Abt. 1840,   d. 10 Jun 1919, Prahran, Stonnington City, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Tone,   b. Abt. 1837, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1870, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Family ID F7890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1865 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1449009247] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888.
      Record for Mary Tone


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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