Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Bettridge, Alfred John |
Other Names |
Alfred John Bettridge |
Born |
Dec. 22, 1903 |
Birthplace |
St. Olave Bermondsey, London, England |
Father |
Henry Augustus Bettridge |
Mother |
Emma Schofield Steel |
Relationships |
Alfred was a lifelong bachelor and remained in the family home. His siblings were: Henry (Harry), Alice, Harold, William and Madeline. Alice Bettridge perished when the S.S. Kamloops sank in 1927. |
Occupation |
Furniture maker: Bell Furniture Factory and Fitton-Parker Furniture Factory. He also built many items out of necessity including duck decoys, fishing lures and furniture. |
Places |
Emigrated to Canada from England in 1907, landing in Montreal aboard the Parisien. |
Sources |
Sources: a) Doran, Marvin and Wayne Doran. "Alfred John Bettridge: Accidental Folk Artist." Historical Notes: Yearbook Edition 2016, Bruce County Historical Society. |
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A2015.006.012 - Historical notes - yearbook edition 2016 - Bruce County Historical Society
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