[5] In 1894, he resided at 22 Stratford place in the Borough of Saint Pancras, East division, London, England.
[6] On 31 March 1901, Redfern resided at 28 Carter Knowle Road in Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.
Redfern operated a photographic studio, and sold cameras (and other optical goods including opera glasses).
[1] In 1898, Redfern as an optician in Sheffield also offered photographic supplies and basic to advanced instruction in photography.
Redfern was keen with other sports and found time to film local cricket matches, bicycle races and lifeboat competitions.
A studio was built at Hanover Street and it was here that the motion picture, A Daring Daylight Burglary was produced in 1903.
[12][13] In 1900, Redfern travelled to Africa with stops in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and created travelogues from his journeys.
This routine performance was successful enough for him to own and operate a seaside summer show at Westcliffe, with the inviting name of 'Jasper Redfern's Palace by the Sea'.
Redfern pursued the local film business until 1910, when he chose to focus his efforts on the optical and medical trades.
[14] Redfern produced and exhibited films up until 1915, before he decided to concentrate on research into x-rays and cancer treatment at Christie Hospital, Manchester.
In September 1896, Redfern presented at the YMCA in Sheffield, a double-bill of film and x-ray demonstrations with a Kineopticon, a projector he obtained from Birt Acres.
Redfern was keen to capitalise of this new invention and took advantage of the public's interest and fascination with these new animated or moving pictures.
[16][17][18][19] In 1898, Redfern secured an exclusive contract in England for the right to tour the groundbreaking, first feature film of the Corbett-Fitzsimmons boxing match of 1897.
He found new captive audiences and offered an afternoon's or evening's entertainment to church groups, clubs and societies.
– This company has just been registered with a capital of £5,000 in £1 shares, to adopt an agreement between H. J. Redfern and N. H. Deakin, to acquire the business carried on at 53, 55, and 57, Surrey Street, and 104 and 106, Norfolk Street, Sheffield, as "H. Jasper Redfern," and to carry on the business of opticians, refractionists, optical, photographic, and scientific instrument manufacturers and dealers, photographers, experts in animated photography and Röntgen rays, electricians, stationers, dealers in fancy goods, &c. The number of directors is not to be less than two or more than five; the first are H. J. Redfern and R. Hanbidge.
Object, to acquire the business recently carried on at 55 to 57, Surrey Street, 104 and 106, Norfolk Street, both in Sheffield and elsewhere, as Jasper Redfern, Limited, to adopt an agreement between H. Jasper Redfern and G. W. Lloyd of the one part and E. Brook of the other part, and to carry on the business of opticians, refractionists, manufacturers of optical, photographic, and scientific instruments, photographers, experts in animated photography and Röntgen rays, electricians, public entertainers, etc.
Redfern, a pioneer in the field of x-rays and radiology, accepted the call to serve his fellow wounded soldiers.
In 1928, Redfern died of cancer, probably due to his heroic efforts and prolonged exposure to radiation from x-rays.