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Thanks for that. The parish records agree with what you say there are two Williams and my one is the one that married Maria.

All the best

Jane

No, just to confuse things I think you've got 2 Williams one married to Martha, one to Maria. They're both on the 51 census. Here's Maria badly mistranscribed but the original is Featherstone.

1851 England Census
about Maria Fricchione Name: Maria Fricchione
[Maria Featherstone]
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: William Fricchione
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Wiveliscombe
Town: Wiveliscombe
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Wellington
Sub-registration district: Wiveliscombe
ED, institution, or vessel: 2d
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 273
Piece: 1921
Folio: 100
Page Number: 67
Household Members: Name Age
William Fricchione 42
Maria Fricchione 38
Edward Fricchione 16
Ann Fricchione 13

This William is an ag lab.

Margee

William on the 1841 married Maria Greedy. I cant find a death for her or a marriage between William and Martha so could Martha and Maria be the same person?

I'm afraid I have to go now and get tea ready. I will look in later

Thanks for your help

Jane

This one's an auctioneer. Note the visitor by the name of John King.

1851 England Census
about William Featherstone Name: William Featherstone
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Martha Featherstone
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Wiveliscombe
Town: Wiveliscombe
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Wellington
Sub-registration district: Wiveliscombe
ED, institution, or vessel: 2d
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 126
Piece: 1921
Folio: 81
Page Number: 29
Household Members: Name Age
William Featherstone 34
Martha Featherstone 34
Albert Featherstone 6
Emma Featherstone 3
Leah White 29
John King 10

This one is a farmer and a limeburner so probably the one that we found the probate for.

1851 England Census
about Sarah Featherstone Name: Sarah Featherstone
Age: 56
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1795
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Jno Featherstone
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Wiveliscombe
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Wellington
Sub-registration district: Wiveliscombe
ED, institution, or vessel: 2a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 54
Piece: 1921
Folio: 25
Page Number: 14
Household Members: Name Age
Jno Featherstone 56
Sarah Featherstone 56

It look s like John Edward and William were all brothers. What did surprise me is that John was privately baptised which is usually done if the child is very poorly and not likely to survive. I will check the deaths and see what that says.

All the best

jane

Thanks Margee

I will make a note of the census information you have kindly given me and see if I can find out if there is a conection between them.

The one with John and sarah is obviously the one belonging to the marriage I found. There is that King connection there as well. I will see if i can find out who her parents are and see if that helps me.

Thanks again for all your help

Jane

This one is an ag lab:

1841 England Census
about William Featherston Name: William Featherston
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
Gender: Male
Where born: Somerset, England

Civil parish: Wiveliscombe
Hundred: West Kingsbury
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Wellington
Sub-registration district: Wiveliscombe
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 950
Book: 9
Folio: 46
Page Number: 27
Household Members: Name Age
William Featherston 30
Maria Featherston 25
Edward Featherston 7
Ann Featherston 4

Sorry there's also this one spelled without the e, but he's a farrier:

1841 England Census
about Edward Featherston Name: Edward Featherston
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
Gender: Male
Where born: Somerset, England

Civil parish: Wiveliscombe
Hundred: West Kingsbury
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Wellington
Sub-registration district: Wiveliscombe
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 950
Book: 9
Folio: 34
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Featherston 45
Elizabeth Featherston 30
Elizabeth Featherston 6
Emily Featherston 4
Francis Featherston 3
Adald Featherston 4 MO
Mary Branfield 25
Ann Rogers 20

There's only one Featherstone familyin Wiveliscombe on the 41 census and he's a farmer

1841 England Census
about Sarah Featherstone Name: Sarah Featherstone
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
Gender: Female
Where born: Somerset, England

Civil parish: Wiveliscombe
Hundred: West Kingsbury
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Wellington
Sub-registration district: Wiveliscombe
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 950
Book: 10
Folio: 5
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
John Featherstone 45
Sarah Featherstone 45
William Featherstone 25
Robert Featherstone 20
Maria King 10

John Featherston married Mary Chorley in Wiveliscombe in 1786 and he was a clothier. In Wiveliscombe it seems that family members tended to stick to the family trade so I was hedging my bets that this John Featherstone was linked to my John featherstone as they were both clothiers in Wiveliscombe.

All the best

Jane

Margee

I do not have the will. I was just trying to go down a different route to gather information and I am now beginning to wish I had never started it.

Thanks

Jane

Jane, it's much better to work backwards from what you know definitely. Is this John Featherstone a direct ancestor. If so, from which child do you descend?

Margee

Sorry I couldnt give you more information. It hasnt been wasted MY family has links to the King family aswell so there is probably a connection there. All I have to do is find it.

Thanks again

Jane

Er, he couldn't have died 1866 and written a will 1883.

If you have the will, what is it you're asking for?

Thanks everyone for your help. I think I am going to have to do a bit more research before going down the line of looking at wills and probate.

I have just had a look at the parish records for Wiveliscombe and John Featherstone married a Sarah King in 1815 so perhaps the probate record you have found for me is his.

thanks for your help

Jane.

There isn't one who matches date and place. There's one who died 1884, Selby, Yorkshire.

Oh! So we've got the wrong person? Wish you'd given us a date at the beginning.

Thanks Margee and Vivvie

The will I found had a date on it of 10/10/1883 But I am not sure when he was born.
He was born in Wivelsicombe somerset.
Jane