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21 November 2024
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When Charles Richard Featherstone was born on September 25, 1832, in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, his father, Frederick, was 29 and his mother, Betsey, was 31. He married Fanny Warner on May 27, 1855, in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had nine children in 21 years. He died in 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England, at the age of 47.

Birth of Charles Richard Featherstone.

Charles Richard Featherstone was born on 25 September 1832 in Shoreditch, London, England. His father was Frederick William Featherstone, and his mother was Betsey Keeley. Charles was Baptised at St Leonards Church in Shoreditch on 6 January 1833.

Wedding of Charles Richard Featherstone and Fanny Warner.

Charles Richard Featherstone* got married to  Fanny Warner at St Pancras Parish Church, London, England on May 27th 1855. At the time of the wedding, he was living on Northampton Street in St Pancras, and his profession was Sawyer. His father, Frederick, was an Engineer.

The two witnesses to the wedding were Francis Henry Warner, Fannys' brother and Sarah Sunday.

*Strangely, on the wedding certificate, Charles' middle name was entered as William, not Richard, but as you can see from the baptism record above, his middle name was Richard.

Children of Charles Richard Featherstone and Fanny Warner.

  1. Henry Alfred Featherstone. 1856-1886
  2. Fanny Matilda Featherstone. 1858-1858
  3. Charles John Featherstone. 1860-1937
  4. William Frederick Featherstone. 1962-1902
  5. Francis Arthur Featherstone. 1864-1923
  6. Kate Emma Featherstone. 1867-1867
  7. Walter Featherstone. 1868-1871
  8. Arthur Henry Featherstone. 1872-1913
  9. Florence Ellen Featherstone. 1877-1959

Census records for Charles.

I found Charles in the census records in 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871.

1841 Census taken on 6 June.

This census was taken in St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.

Name.Age.Occupation.
Frederick Featherstone. 35. Engineer.
Betsey Featherstone. 35.  
Betsey Featherstone. 10.  
Frederick Featherstone. 9.  
Sophia Featherstone. 7.  
Charles Featherstone. 5.  
Alfred Featherstone. 3.  
Mary Featherstone. 1.  

1851 Census taken on 30 March.

This census was taken in All Saints, Islington, Middlesex, England.

Name.Relation to Head.Age.Occupation.Birthplace.
Frederick Featherstone. Head. 47. Engineer.  
Sophia Featherstone. Daughter. 20. Servant. Islington, London, England.
Charles Featherstone. Son. 18. Errand Boy. Shoreditch, London, England.
Alfred Featherstone. Son. 16. Errand Boy. Shoreditch, London, England.

1861 Census taken on 7 April.

This census was taken in Marylebone, London, England.

Name.Relation to Head.Age.Occupation.Birthplace.
Charles Featherstone. Head. 30. Wood sawyer. City Road, Middlesex, England.
Fanny Featherstone. Wife. 27. Artificial florist. St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
Henry Featherstone. Son. 5. Scholar. St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
Charles Featherstone. Son. 1.   St Pancras, Middlesex, England.

1871 Census taken on 2 April.

This census was taken in St Mary's, Islington, London, England.

Name.Relation to Head.Age.Occupation.Birthplace.
Charles Featherstone. Head. 37. Steam sawyer. Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
Fanny Featherstone. Wife. 37. Artificial florist. Islington, Middlesex, England.
Henry Featherstone. Son. 14. Artificial leed maker. St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
Charles Featherstone. Son. 11.   St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
Francis Featherstone. Son. 6.   Islington, Middlesex, England.
William Featherstone. Son. 5.   St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
Walter Featherstone. Son. 2.   Islington, Middlesex, England.

Death of Charles Richard Featherstone.

Charles died in 1879 in Islington, London, England. He was buried on the 18th of February 1879 in Islington, London, England.

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