Blessed John Felton

Blessed John Felton, a wealthy layman of Southwark, England, was born in Bermondsey, Southwark, a district in the southern part of London. Not much is known about his early life, except that he belonged to a family of some means and was the father of Blessed Thomas Felton. His wife had previously served as a playmate and maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth and was the widow of an auditor of the former Queen.