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From: David Beswick <>
Subject: [FEATHERSTONE] Re: FEATHERSTONE-D Digest V99 #25
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:10:40 +1000


Paul, Interesting on the name changes. I have not worked on NSW census records
but expect the early records are similar to those in Tasmania which are not on the
net but useful, especially for 1848. Maybe someone in Sydney could help.

David

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> FEATHERSTONE-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 25
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> Today's Topics:
> #1 [FEATHERSTONE] NSW AU ["Paul Featherstone" <PaulFeatherst]
> #2 [FEATHERSTONE] Obit [Freeman <>]
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> Subject: [FEATHERSTONE] NSW AU
> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 13:12:05 +0100
> From: "Paul Featherstone" <>
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> Does anyone know if there is census information available for New South
> Wales, Australia ? and what years?
>
> I have found a web site which gives Birth, Marriage and Death indexes- I
> have downloaded all the Featherstone information and I am trying to fit
> together families from the information. However it would be useful to have
> census records just to verify. As a lot of the time I am guessing at family
> construction. If anyone wants the site address let me know.
> There are some 90 people already in my family groups, with about another 110
> to fit in.
> Records on the site begin in 1788 but there are no Featherstone records
> before 1840.
> What I have found interesting is the change of spelling of the surname,
> there are lots of Fetherston, and then as time passes the 'e' gets added and
> then the 'a'. Births go to 1908, and deaths and marriages to 1945. The
> 'haugh' is not present until the 1890.s and then only with certain formats
> of F. Whereas the English indexes are more difficult to assess in terms of
> spellings. Other than the Fetherston(e) are much more on the decline the
> nearer you get to the present day.
>
> Paul
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> Subject: [FEATHERSTONE] Obit
> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 21:43:54 -0700
> From: Freeman <>
> To:
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> Obit: 7 Dec, 1925 Los Angeles Examiner
> Reel of film from Calif. State Library., P. O. Box 942837, Sacramento,
> CA 94237-0001
>
> Pg 12; Death Notices; Dec. 9, 1925; Section II of newspaper.
> Featherstone, of 5921 Echo Street, William H. Feathertstone, beloved
> husband of Belle Featherstone. Remains at Cress's - Saturday, 10:00
> a.m.; Masonic Service at Forest Lawn Cemetery. (Texas papers please
> copy)



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David Beswick <>
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Wesburn, Victoria, Australia

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