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See also Ovington - Timothy Felton of Felton Bridge.
The Felton Family
According to the Sudbury All Saints church website the chantry chapel in the
South aisle was funded by the Felton family.
Sue Scott-Buccleuch of the Richard III Society alerted me to a possible connection between the Felton
Family and Belchamp Walter. This was because of an apparent bequest of funds for a spire on
St. Mary's church, Belchamp Walter.
The date of Maud Felton's will
23rd February 1487 (MCDLXXXVII or MCDLXXXVIII)
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The corrrespondence from Sue
I am part of a team which is transcribing the fifteenth century wills recorded in the Milles Register.
One of ‘my’ testators is a lady called Maud Felton, widow of John Felton of Sudbury.
She left 20 shillings ‘to the making of the steeple in Water Belcham’.
I think it’s fairly clear that this means present day Belchamp Walter, and the church of
St Mary the Virgin certainly dates from the 14th century. But there is no steeple!
I wonder whether there are any records of a steeple being proposed, but never built?
Any information you can supply would be much appreciated.
Kind regards
Sue Scott-Buccleuch
The Felton Family - 19th Century Bechamp Walter
The Felton name appears in the 1851 census.
The Felton Family in the news
