James Featherstonhaugh

Brief Life History of James

When James Featherstonhaugh was born about 1752, in County Westmeath, Ireland, his father, Thomas Featherstone, was 30 and his mother, Mary Nugent, was 24. He married Margaret Steele in May 1785, in Bracklin, County Westmeath, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1822, in Bracklin, County Westmeath, Ireland, at the age of 71, and was buried in Bracklin, County Westmeath, Ireland.

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Family Time Line

James Featherstonhaugh
1752–1822
Margaret Steele
1764–1838
Marriage: May 1785
Thomas James Featherstone
1790–1853
Charlotte Featherstonhaugh
1792–
John Albany Fetherstonhaugh
1794–1874
Harriet Featherstonhaugh
1802–
Margaret Anne Feathersone
Richard Steele Featherstonhaugh
1795–1834

Sources (1)

  • James, "Ireland, Betham Genealogical Abstracts, 1179-1830"

World Events (2)

1798

Battle of Antrim.

1798

The Young Ireland rebellion of 1798 failed.

Name Meaning

English: locative name from Featherstone in Haltwhistle (Northumb), recorded earlier as Fetherstanhalcht about 1215. Compare Featherstone .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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