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From: "Christine Normington" <>
Subject: [FEATHERSTONE] FW: FETHERSTONE and other NAMES
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 21:31:26 +0100


Well it wasn't 2x great-granny, but it probably was her cousin,
Christine

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob and Kath Hollingsbee [mailto:]
Sent: 09 April 2001 20:50
To: Paul and Pam Featherstone; KFHS maillist; Christine Normington
Subject: FETHERSTONE and other NAMES


Following the information yesterday on the maillist:
(apologies for length of this) spelling as in newspaper
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(Kentish Gazette 17 August 1821, page 3 col.2)
Kent Summer Assizes, Maidstone Thursday August 16:
John FEATHERSTONE, William FEATHERSTONE and Mary FEATHERSTONE (brothers and
sister) were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the house of
Mr John MARTIN at Brenchly in the night of the 27th March last and stealing
therein 100-lbs Pork and 10-lbs Flour, his property.
The appearance of the prisoners, particularly the female, was much above
their situation and excited universal sympathy.
It appeared that the property in question was left secure on the
evening of the day charged and was missed at six the next morning, when the
pantry window was found forced open, the meat gone, and a piece of a cotton
gown hanging to the fractures of the casement. This piece was afterwards
tried with a gown (found in the house of the father of the prisoners where
they all lodged), belonging to the prisoner Mary and exactly fitted a
fracture in it. -
None of the property was found on any of the prisoners, but they were
seen at home the next day eating pork pie. -
A written confession by the unhappy girl was put in, which put her
guilt beyond all doubt, but did not have the effect of involving her
brothers.
Under these circumstances, the Jury under the learned Judge's
direction found the prisoner Mary FEATHERSTONE guilty, and acquitted the
other two.
Sentence of death was passed upon her.


(Kentish Gazette 21 August 1821, back page col.4)
"The Assizes for this County terminated at a late hour, on Saturday night;
in the course of which and at the conclusion 29 prisoners were capitally
convicted and received sentence of - death, viz:
John VENUS aged 56 for stealing an ewe sheep at Goudhurst, property of
Messrs WICKHAM and JOHNSON
Mary FEATHERSTONE, 18, for a burglary in house of John MARTIN at
Brenchley.
John MANTLE, 20 for stealing sundry Bank Notes in house of John HOWE
at Greenwich
John DAVIS, 18, John MILES 27, and William BENNETT 28 for stealing
a horse and a mare, property of Mr R.P. WARING at Chevening
Gilderoy LEE, 21 for stealing a horse property of John RAPER.
Samuel MAPLESDEN, 17, for breaking open stable and stealing a mare,
property of John MOON at Rotherfield
William PRESCOTT, 20, for breaking into dwelling house of Mary ADAMS at
Hoo (no person being therein) and stealing six silver spoons and other
articles
George WATKINS, 26 and George ATKINS 29 for a burglary in house of John
WOOLLET at Woolwich
Edward VANDYPEER 33, for stealing a lamb property of Richd EVEREST at
Hoo.
Edward WILLIS 30 and John CABLE 20 for a burglary in the house of
Doctor Foster PIGOTT at Mereworth
John WEBB 21 for stealing a grey gelding, property of John COOKSON
Thomas CURTIS 33 for stealing a saddle out of the stable of Bidingfield
WISE at Thurnham.
John COOK 30, for breaking a dwellinghouse of George WRIGHT at Bexley
(no person being therein) and stealing a silver watch, etc.
George WOODHAM, 31 for stealing a mare etc. at Lewisham the property
of C.M.ELLISON
Lucy HODGE, 22 for breaking into the house of John LEAVER at Chart
Sutton and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel etc.
John HOWARD, 22 for stealing two great coats in the house of William
HENDERSON Esq. at Word
John DAY, 22 of stealing two sheep, property of Clark HILLS at Egerton.
John FULLER 26, and Walter PRICE 29, for a burglary in the house of
Joseph SADWICKS at St Marys in Hoo.
William DUNCAN 34, for stealing a watch etc. property of Thomas HOLLAND
at Upchurch,
Charles WALTON (alias FOWLER) 35, for stealing a watch, property of
John GREENSTREET at Minster in Sheppy.
Thomas WINN 30, for shooting James BRIGDEN at Hadlow
Sarah SMITH 17, for stealing sundry articles from a house of John SMITH
at Beckenham; no person being therein.
Frederick JOHNSON 19, for stealing sundry articles in the house of John
DURBAN at Worde and putting her (sic) in fear,
Robert STEPHENS 47 for stealing a sheep, the property of Sir Thomas
STAINES;
- all of whom, with the exception of Emanuel WILLIS and John CABLE for
burglary at Mereworth and Frederick JOHNSON 19 for stealing in a
dwellinghouse at Word, were reprieved before the judge left Maidstone.


(Kentish Gazette Fri 31 August 1821, back page col.4)
"Saturday Mr AGAR, the Governor of the County Gaol, Maidstone, received the
warrant for the execution yesterday of Frederick JOHNSON, Emanuel WiLLIS
and John CABLE, capitally convicted at the late Kent Assizes.
The unfortunate men had been assiduously attended by the Revd Mr HARKER,
Chaplain of the Prison, whose benevolent endeavours had produced a very
marked effect on their conduct. They paid the most serious attention to the
reverend gentleman's pious exaltations and appeared to be perfectly resigned
to their fate. They were conveyed to the usual place of Execution on
Penenden Heath and, about noon, suffered the dreadful sentence of the law.
WILLIS first ascended the scaffold; CABLE followed and shortly addressed
the spectators, admonishing them to take warning by his untimely end.
JOHNSON also expressed himself in similar language, after which and the
usual prayers with the Chaplain, they were turned off. Their behaviour was
firm but penitant. WILLIS and CABLE it will be recollected were convicted
of burglary in Doctor Foster PIGOTT's house in Mereworth; JOHNSON was
convicted of robbing the house of Mr DURBAN at Worth, accompanied by
aggrevated circumstances of cruelty to Mrs DURBAN.

(and there is more information on the execution of these three men in
Kentish Gazette 6 September 1821 page 3)

(Kentish Gazette 21 Sept 1821 back page col.4)
"On Thursday sen'night the following prisoners sentenced to transportation
at the last Kent Assizes were put on board the Retribution hulk at
Sheerness -
Transported for life: William ELDRIDGE,. John DAVIES, George WATKINS,
Walter PRICE, William BENNETT, John MILES, Gilderoy LEE, John FULLER,
Thomas CURTIS -
Transported for 14-years: John DAY, George WOODHAM, John COOK, Samuel
SHANNON, William FRIEND
Transported for 7-years: Robert STEVENS, Thomas WALTER, Charles BOND,
William WRIGHT, and Joseph BLUNDELL..

---------from Kath at Tilmanstone---------
QUESTION: What happened to Mary FEATHERSTONE?
Was she executed (no trace found in the paper),
or was she put on a hulk at a different time?
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