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.