Philanthropist. Born James William Condell Fegan in Southampton. He moved to London in 1865 and eventually joined a firm of colonial brokers. He soon became aware of the plight of many young boys living in poverty and destitution, and spent the rest of his life in teaching them and improving their living conditions. This led to his establishing a charitable society and children's home system which were well ahead of their time.
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James Fegan
Mr. Fegan's Homes (incorporated) To the glory of God, and for the welfare of ...
A youth camp started in the Highgate Congregational Church's Sunday School by two teachers.
Represented the Sunday School of the Highbury Quadrant Congregational Church in 1957.
Hon. Gilbert Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone. See his brother Francis for family information. President of the Eton Mission Rowing Club in 1934. Attended Eton, leaving before 1883. The Eton House (pdf dow...
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 3 months. Buried in grave 5 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
This lovely photo comes from a Facebook page dedicated to old photos of London where it is captioned "Harrow Green School, Leytonstone, 1897". Opened in 1877 the school was enlarged twice by 1882,...
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