Jane
Featherston
formerly Race
Born in Weardale St John, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Race
and Sarah (Gibson) Race
Wife of
John Featherston
— married
11 Apr 1844 in Heatherycleugh, Durham, England, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 35
in Weardale, Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Jane was born in 1822. She was the daughter of Joseph Race and Sarah Gibson.
Jane, daughter of Joseph Race & Sarah, was baptised on 24 November 1823 in Stanhope, Durham, England.[1]
In the 1841 census Jane (age 15) was in Hawkwell Head, Stanhope, Durham, England.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Race | M | 45 | Durham | |
| Sarah Race | F | 50 | Durham | |
| Joseph Race | M | 20 | Durham | |
| Jane Race | F | 15 | Durham | |
| Sarah Race | F | 15 | Durham | |
| Mary Race | F | 12 | Durham |
Jane married John Featherston in 1844 at Heathery Cleugh, Durham [3] 11 Apr 1844 John Featherston (bachelor, miner), full age, of Middle Rigg, son of Henry Featherston (miner) married Jane Race (spinster), age: minor, of Hawkwellhead, St.Johns Chapel, daughter of Joseph Race (miner) [4]
In the 1851 census Jane (age 27) was the wife of John Featherstone in Stanhope Forest Quarter, Durham, England.[5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Featherstone | Brother | Unmarried | M | 21 | Lead Ore Miner | Stanhope, Durham |
| W Henry Featherstone | Brother | Unmarried | M | 19 | Lead Ore Miner | Stanhope, Durham |
| Emerson Featherstone | Brother | M | 15 | Lead Ore Miner | Stanhope, Durham | |
| Esther Peart | Servant | Unmarried | F | 20 | Dom General Servant | Stanhope, Durham |
| John Featherstone | Head | Married | M | 32 | Lead Ore Miner | Stanhope, Durham |
| Jane Featherstone | Wife | Married | F | 27 | Stanhope, Durham | |
| Mary Featherstone | Daughter | F | 6 | Stanhope, Durham | ||
| Henry Featherstone | Son | M | 3 | Stanhope, Durham | ||
| Sarah Featherstone | Daughter | F | 1 | Stanhope, Durham |
On 16 May 1851 Jane Featherston was left a bequest in the will of her uncle Ralph Gibson [6]
Jane's death was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1858 in the Weardale district.[7]
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
FamilySearch Record: JMJY-PGM (accessed 5 May 2023)
Jane Race baptism on 24 Nov 1823, daughter of Joseph Race & Sarah, in Stanhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom. - ↑
1841 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1841"
citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: MQBF-C58 (accessed 5 May 2023)
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Jane Race (15) in Stanhope in Weardale registration district in Durham, England. Born in Durham. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
citing 1844, quarter 2, vol. 24, p. 285, Weardale, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
FamilySearch Record: 2DZF-44B (accessed 5 May 2023)
Jane Race marriage registered Apr-May-Jun 1844 in Weardale. - ↑ Durham Records Online https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/
- ↑
1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
citing Stanhope Forest Quarter, Durham, England, p. 19; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: SGJ5-5HR (accessed 5 May 2023)
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Jane Featherstone (27), wife, in household of John Featherstone (32) in Stanhope Forest Quarter in Weardale registration district in Durham, England. Born in Stanhope, Durham. - ↑ England, Durham, Diocese of Durham Original Wills, 1650-1857; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTYD-LF?cc=2358715&wc=9PQ2-4FN%3A1078409200
- ↑
Death Registration:
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
citing Death, Weardale, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
FamilySearch Record: 2NJY-X7Q (accessed 5 May 2023)
Jane Featherston death registered Apr-May-Jun 1858 in Weardale.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
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~1.56%
Amos Race
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Graham Hall :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Duncan Campbell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T591772 [compare], FTDNA kit #353128
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