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Joseph Rowntree

Male Abt 1836 - 1925  (89 years)


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  • Name Joseph Rowntree 
    Born Abt 1836  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christened 24 May 1836  St. Crux, York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1851  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Grocer's Assistant 
    Occupation 1861  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Grocer 
    Occupation 1871  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Grocer (Junior Partner) 
    Occupation 1881  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Cocoa Chocolate Manufacturer 
    Occupation 1891  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Cocoa Manufacturer & Manuf: of French Confectionery 
    Occupation 1901  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Cocoa, Chocolate & Confectionery Manufacturer 
    Will 1925  [8] 
    £220,336 (£11,000,000+ in 2013) 
    _UID F1A8D764B77E49449B67F767BB72B27F5495 
    Died 24 Feb 1925  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Buried 28 Feb 1925  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I7510  Smithtree
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2013 

    Father Joseph Rowntree,   b. 10 Jun 1801, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1859, York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Sarah Stephenson,   b. 23 Jan 1807, Stockton on Tees, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1888, York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 3 May 1832  York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F2157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Julia Elizabeth Seebohm,   b. Between 1 Jan 1841 and 31 Mar 1841, Bradford, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1863, York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years) 
    Married 15 Aug 1862  Luton District, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Julia Seebohm Rowntree,   b. Abt 1863,   d. 16 May 1869, York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2008 
    Family ID F2156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Antoinette Seebohm,   b. Abt 1847, Hamburg, Germany, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1924, Hampstead, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married Between 1 Oct 1867 and 31 Dec 1867  Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree,   b. Between 1 Jul 1871 and 30 Sep 1871, York District, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1954, Wycombe District, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Joseph Stephenson Rowntree,   b. Between 1 Jul 1875 and 30 Sep 1875, York District, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1951, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Oscar Frederic Rowntree,   b. Between 1 Jan 1879 and 31 Mar 1879, York District, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1 Apr 1947 and 30 Jun 1947, Bathavon, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2008 
    Family ID F2158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S134] Familysearch.org.

    2. [S25] 1851 Census.

    3. [S41] 1861 Census.

    4. [S28] 1871 Census.

    5. [S15] 1881 Census.

    6. [S18] 1891 Census.

    7. [S14] 1901 Census.

    8. [S231] The Times, 3 Apr 1925 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S148] Wikipedia.

    10. [S310] England & Wales National Probate Calendar, (Ancestry.co.uk).

    11. [S231] The Times, 25 2 1925 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S37] FreeBMD.


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