Henry Jasper Redfern
| Henry Jasper Redfern | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Henry Jasper Redfern 1871 Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England |
| Died | 31 October 1928 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | H. Jasper Redfern, Jasper Redfern |
| Citizenship | Great Britain |
| Occupation | optician, photographer, exhibitor, promoter, filmmaker, cinema pioneer, x-ray and radiographic pioneer |
| Years active | 1885 -1915 |
| Employer |
W. Watson and Son H. Jasper Redfern Jasper Redfern's Palace by the Sea Royal Army Medical Corps Christie Hospital |
| Home town | Sheffield, England |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Annie Baldwin |
| Parent(s) | Walter Shepherd Redfern, Sarah Rosebella Redfern |
Henry Jasper Redfern, F.S.M.C., B.O.A., (1871-1928), or Jasper Redfern was a British optician, photographer, exhibitor, filmmaker, proprietor of photographic and lantern retail business, cinema pioneer and x-ray and radiographic pioneer. The business card of Redfern stated: H. Jasper Redfern, Practical Optician and Scientist, 55 & 57 Surrey Street, Sheffield.
In 1871, Redfern was born at Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England. His parents were Walter Shepherd Redfern, age 31 (born at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Rosebella Redfern, age 35 (born at Waddingham, Lincolnshire, England). In 1881, he was a resident at 40 Nicholson Road in Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England. Redfern had one sister, Amy Eliza Redfern, age 11 and one brother, John William Redfern, age 7. In 1891, he lived with his parents and brother at 110 Pancras Square in St Pancras, London, England. His occupation was recorded as a photographer's apprentice. In 1894, he resided at 22 Stratford place in the Borough of Saint Pancras, East division, London, England. Redfern lived in a room he rented, the “front room on top floor, unfurnished” with rent of 11 shillings per week, with partial board, and rent paid to Mrs. Redfern at the same address. On 31 March 1901, Redfern resided at 28 Carter Knowle Road in Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England. His occupation was a qualified refractionist. Other persons listed in the household were his mother, sister and brother, a boarder, and a visitor. In 1908, he married Charlotte Annie Baldwin at Burnley, Lancashire, England. On 31 October 1928, Redfern died at Manchester, Lancashire, England.
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