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   John Feltham<br>Birth name: John Fettham<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: May 31 1814 - Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, United Kingdom<br>Marriage: Spouse: Ruth Brown - Feb 22 1835 - Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, United Kingdom<br>Death: 1862 - Bedminster, Bristol, England, United Kingdom<br>Parents: William Feltham, Ann Feltham (born Goodenough)<br>Wife: Ruth Feltham (born Brown)<br>Children: Charles Feltham;, James Feltham, Elizabeth Fowler (born Feltham), John Feltham, William Feltham, James Frederick Feltham, Frank Feltham<br>Siblings: William Feltham, Elizabeth Feltham, Emma Giles (born Feltham), Sabina Jacob (born Feltham), Ann Feltham<br>  Additional information:
   
   LifeSketch: JOHN FELTHAM moved his wife and family from Shepton Mallet to Bedminster sometime in the middle of the 19th Century, it was the beginning of a journey that would eventually take five of his grandchildren to the other side of the World. It's not known how long the family had been settled in his birthplace, the small Somerset market town of Shepton Mallet, but it is known that his trade was that of a mason. Bristol was already pushing it's way into Bedminster together with the smell and grime of industry that were unwelcome in the respectable parts of the City. It was the cities of Britain that were rapidly developing as the Industrial Revolution took pace demanding more and more resources. People were literally pouring into the cities to find work and a better life from the poor rural communities. Sadly, many found only a poorer life in the slums and terrible working conditions of the town. Bedminster grew very rapidly from it's beginning as a small and pleasant North Somerset village to the South of Bristol in the 18th Century to a large, ever spreading, working community by the end of the 19th Century. In the wake of it's coal pits came tanneries, lead works, slaughter houses, paint works, glue factories, knackers' yards, each one discharging the most foul waste products into the Malago river and poisoning the atmosphere with choking fumes. In 1801 the population was listed as 3,287. By 1841 it had grown to 17,862 to reach over 73,000 by the turn of the Century. There were more than 20 coal mines in the area which helped to spawn the heavy industries, processing works and factories manufacturing many various products. Plenty of work for a mason and not surprisingly John's sons also became masons and builders, marrying and settling in Bedminster. In the 1861 Census John FELTHAM, aged 46 was residing together with his wife Ruth (50), children: Elizabeth (20), John (8) and William (6) at 2 Princess Buildings in the St. Lukes parish of Bedminster. In 1841 Princess Street was a ";new development" but already by 1850 it was noted as being "the poorest parish of Bristol". Bedminster in that period suffered the highest mortality than anywhere in the City, during the many outbreaks of Cholera. The regular outbreak of many diseases were not surprising when it was noted that the only street lamp and water closet in the whole of Bedminster was situated at the Bedminster Police Station. Three of the children born to John's daughter Elizabeth, by her marriage to Frederick FOWLER, would later emigrate to Australia. time of the 1861 Census married Maria SLADE and aged 23 was living with their 2 year old daughter Maria at 2 Princess Street, also in the St. Lukes Parish. It would be James and Maria's two sons, James and Frank, who would be the first to make the emigration to the other side of the World.

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Historische gebeurtenissen

• Geboortedag 31 mei 1814
• Doopdag 15 juni 1830

Dezelfde geboorte/sterftedag

• Ook geboren op 31 mei

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