W. C. Fields by Himself", it was shown that Fields was married (and subsequently estranged from his wife), and financially supported their son and loved his grandchildren. Fields was born William Claude Dukenfield in Darby, Pennsylvania, the oldest child of a working-class family. His father, James Lydon Dukenfield (1840–1913), was from an English family that emigrated from Sheffield, England in 1854. James Dukenfield served in Company M of the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War and was wounded in 1863. Fields' mother, Kate Spangler Felton (1854–1925), was a Protestant of British ancestry. The 1876 "Philadelphia City Directory "lists James Dukenfield
Christmas Jumper Day well as making donations. Save the Children launched their Christmas Jumper Day in 2012 on Friday, 14 December. In 2017, Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day was held on Friday 15 December. Christmas Jumper Day Christmas Jumper Day is an annual fundraising campaign in the UK organised by charity Save the Children. On a specific Friday in December, people are encouraged to "make the world better with a sweater" and raise funds for Save the Children by wearing a Christmas jumper and making a minimum donation of £1. Those taking part can wear a Christmas jumper they already own, decorate