Leonard Arthur Feltham1

#21, (11 May 1907 - 2 February 1980)
FatherWilliam Feltham1 b. 31 Oct 1870, d. 29 Sep 1938
MotherBessie Mary Penny1 b. 9 Apr 1872, d. 30 Sep 1980
Leonard Arthur Feltham|b. 11 May 1907\nd. 2 Feb 1980|p21.htm|William Feltham|b. 31 Oct 1870\nd. 29 Sep 1938||Bessie Mary Penny|b. 9 Apr 1872\nd. 30 Sep 1980||William Feltham|b. 8 Dec 1835\nd. 12 Aug 1911||Charlotte Foot|b. 6 May 1840\nd. 7 Dec 1920||Edward C. J. Penny|b. 26 Jul 1836\nd. 8 Feb 1907||Jane Palmer|b. 22 Mar 1840\nd. 7 Apr 1886||
MigrationFrom Winnipeg to Edmonton (c1935) to Vancouver (c1946).
 
BirthLeonard Arthur Feltham was born on 11 May 1907 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.1
 
(with Parents) 1916 CensusLeonard appeared on the 1916 Census of Winnipeg, Manitoba with his parents. He was 9, born in Manitoba, and Anglican.2 
OccupationIn the 1930s, he was an accountant for a sugar company in Winnipeg.3 
MarriageHe married Hope Lyall Rudd, daughter of Herbert Edwin Rudd and Lyall Bonnycastle, on 1 Jan 1930 in Edmonton, Alberta.4
 
Newspaper Published 2 Jan 1930 in the The Edmonton Bulletin.4
Feltham/Rudd Wedding
Edmonton Bulletin, 2 January 1930
(Mentioned) ObituaryHe was mentioned in William Feltham's 1938 obituary as son Leonard, of Edmonton.5
Obituary for William Feltham
Winnipeg Free Press
30 September 1938
(Witness) MarriageL.A. Feltham witnessed the marriage of his brother-in-law Charles Richard John Rudd and Mena Blaisdel McImoyle on 13 Dec 1939 in Edmonton.6 
AnecdoteAt the beginning of the war, Lyall remembers his father running out in the street in his bathrobe to get the paper - a most uncharacteristic behaviour.7 
DivorceHope and Leonard were divorced circa 1950.8 
MarriageLeonard Arthur Feltham married Kathleen Rance on 22 May 1953.9
 
DeathLeonard died on 2 Feb 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Certificate details: died at Vancouver General Hospital, residence 2776 West 18th Ave, married to Kathleen Rance, accountant, born May 11, 1907 in Winnipeg, age 72, father William Feltham, mother Bessie Penny, both born England, cremated, informant Kathleen Feltham, wife.10 
ObituaryHis obituary was published in Feb 1980 in the The Vancouver Sun.
Feltham - Leonard Arthur, on February 2, 1980. Beloved husband of Kathleen; and dear father of Mary, Lyall and Kerry. Funeral service will be held at Christ Church Cathedral on Wednesday, February 6 at 2 p.m. Friends are requested not to send flowers.11
 

Family 1

Hope Lyall Rudd b. 19 Nov 1908, d. 1994
Children
  • Lyall Bonnycastle Feltham1
  • Kerry Leonard Bonnycastle Feltham1

Family 2

Kathleen Rance
Child
  • Mary Kathleen Feltham1
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Last Edited26 May 2009

Citations:

  1. Kites Solicitors, "Penny Family Tree", 1986 (England). Family information collected in order to distribute the estate of D.J.H. Penny.
  2. Online image of the 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta (Ancestry.ca), Manitoba, Winnipeg City (14), Subdistrict 17, Page 15.
  3. Letters from Marg Grainger, Edmonton, to J Kolthammer, dated early 1990s.
  4. 'Hope Rudd Weds Leonard Feltham', The Edmonton Bulletin, 2 January 1930 (Alberta Heritage Digitization Project, online).
  5. Obituary of William Feltham in The Winnipeg Free Press, 30 September 1938. online image at ancestry.ca.
  6. Marriage certificate of Charles Richard John Rudd and Mena Blaisdel McIlmoyle, married 13 December 1939 in the Province of Alberta.
  7. Information supplied by Lyall Feltham.
  8. Information supplied by Joan Feltham.
  9. Letters from Bernice Redwood, England, to J Kolthammer, dated early 1990s.
  10. Death certificate of Leonard Arthur Feltham, died 2 February 1980, registered 5 February 1980 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #80-09-002557.
  11. Obituary of Leonard Arthur Feltham in The Vancouver Sun, February 1980. transcribed by a volunteer.
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