Joshua Rowntree (1844 - 1915)

Born 6 Apr 1844 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Joshua's birth was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1844 in the Scarborough district.^[1]

On 30 March 1851 Joshua (age 7), Scholar at home, was the son of Jane Rowntree at 11, Princess Street, Scarborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding).^[2]

On 7 April 1861 Joshua (age 17), Solicitors Articled Clerk, was a unmarried lodger at 82 Bootham, St Olave Mary Gate, Bootham, Yorkshire, East Riding.^[3]

Joshua's practice ws at 74 Newborough, Scarborough - where he acted as the Attorney forRobert George Fisher, tailor of scarborough in 1870 ^[4]

On 2 April 1871 Joshua (age 26), was Solicitor Employing With Partner 2 Clerks, 2b. He was the unmarried head of household at 1 Rawdon Villas, Scarborough, Yorkshire, North Riding.

He undertook numerious public works in Scarborough, including establishing Friends Adult School with his 1st cousin once removed William Stickney Rowntree (1848-1939), initially in an upper room above a fish-box store at Courting Steps, off Eastborough. Initially, Joseph was the sole teacher. In 1872 building a new building for the school in the garden of the old Friends Meeting House ("Spring Gardens")^{[6] [7]}.

On 3 April 1881 Joshua (age 35), Solicitor, was the married head of household in Rawdon Villa, Scarborough, Yorkshire, Yorkshire North Riding.

In 1886 Joshua resigned the mayorality of Scarborough to take up the post of Member of Parliament for the Borough on July 1, 1886, gaining the seat from George Reresby Sitwell Bt (1860-1943) ^{[9] [10]}.

On 5 April 1891 Joshua (age 46), Member Of Parliament and Retired Solicitor, was the married head of household in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

Their son Maurice Lotherington 's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1882 in the Scarborough district.^[12]

At the next election (July 4, 1892) he lost the post to Sir George Sitwell. ^[10]

Joshua became one of four leading Quakers who opposed the Boer War. In 1895 he met with John Wilhelm Rowntree, Edward Grubb and S.G. Hobson in Manchester ^[13](pp83-4).

Joshua, his wife and nephew John Ellis sailed from Southampton to Cape Town on the Avondale Castle on 3rd December 1902 - the same ship that took Emily Hobhouse (1860-1926) ^[13] pages 90-1</ref> (pp 90-1). Joseph wrote a description of the internment camps for the Society of Friends ^[13] pages 90-1</ref> (p.89).

On 12th October 1902 he and his wife arrived on the steamer India in Adelaide, Australia whre he was the guest of Mr T.B. Hectorville.^[14]

On 2 April 1911 Joshua (age 66), Retired Solicitor, was the married head of household in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

Research notes

John Ellis (J Ellis in passenger list) cannot have been Joshua's nephew, as he died in the same quarter John's death (age 21) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1889 in the Scarborough district. Maybe his death (overseas) was registered in Scarborough for some reason?^[16] More likely 'nephew' is a mistake by the article writer for brother-in-law: John Edward Ellis (1841-1910) a fellow MP who was also anti-Boer War.

Joshua Rowntree (6 April 1844 – 10 February 1915) was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough in 1886 and served, as a Gladstonian Liberal, until 1892, when he was succeeded by the Conservative, Sir George Reresby Sitwell, whom he had defeated in 1886: original profile source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Rowntree.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 13 September 2023)
   Rowntree, Joshua (Mother's maiden name: Priestman).
   GRO Reference: 1844 Apr-May-Jun in Scarborough Volume 24 Page 478.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: HO107; Piece number: 2368; Folio: 309; Page: 25; Schedule: 131
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 September 2023)
   Joshua Rowntree (7) son, Scholar at home, in household of Jane Rowntree (44) at 11, Princess Street in Scarborough registration district in England. Born in England.
3. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Census of England, Scotland and Wales"
   The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Reference: RG 9; Piece: 3544; Folio: 29; Page: 9; Schedule: 45
   FreeCen Transcription (accessed 13 September 2023)
   Joshua Rowntree (17), unmarried lodger, Solicitors Articled Clerk, in household of Joshua Rowntree (17) at 82 Bootham, St Olave Mary Gate in Bootham registration district in Yorkshire, East Riding, England. Born in Scarbro, Yorkshire, England.
4. ↑ Newspaper: "London Gazette 1665-2018"
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 15 September 2023)
   First name(s): Joshua; Last name: Rowntree; Publication year: 1870; Issue number: 23613; Periodical: London Gazette; Country: England.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Census of England, Scotland and Wales"
   The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Reference: RG 10; Piece: 4817; Folio: 71; Page: 26; Schedule: 108
   FreeCen Transcription (accessed 13 September 2023)
   Joshua Rowntree (26), unmarried, Solicitor Employing With Partner 2 Clerks, 2b, head of household at 1 Rawdon Villas in Scarborough registration district in Yorkshire, North Riding, England. Born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.
6. ↑ https://www.rowntreesociety.org.uk/explore-rowntree-history/rowntree-a-z/joshua-rowntree/
7. ↑ Archivs Hub, Scarborough Friends Adult School http://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb206-msdep.1979/1(carltonhillarchive)scarboroughfriendsadultschool
8. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
   citing p. 33, Piece/Folio 4804/81, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,341
   FamilySearch Record: Q27B-DZHC (accessed 13 September 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   Joshua Rowntree (35), married, Solicitor, head of household in Scarborough, Yorkshire, Yorkshire North Riding in Scarborough registration district in England. Born in Scarbro, Yorkshire, England.
9. ↑ https://www.rowntreesociety.org.uk/explore-rowntree-history/rowntree-a-z/joshua-rowntree/
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-joshua-rowntree/index.html
11. ↑ 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891"
    citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
    FamilySearch Record: 755X-YW2 (accessed 13 September 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Joshua Rowntree (46), married, Member Of Parliament Retired Solicitor, head of household in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in Scarborough registration district in England. Born in Yorkshire, England.
12. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 15 September 2023)
    Rowntree, Maurice Lotherington (Mother's maiden name: Tindall).
    GRO Reference: 1882 Jan-Feb-Mar in Scarborough Volume 09D Page 353.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} BRITISH QUAKERS AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR Richard A. Rempel Quaker History, Vol. 64, No. 2 (Autumn 1975), pp. 75-95 (21 pages) https://www.jstor.org/stable/41947626 Note: this article is behind a paywall, but there is a free subscription on JSTOR which allows anyone to read 100 articles a month, including this one (as of 15 Sep 2023)
14. ↑ 1902 Newspaper: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
    The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Tue 14 Oct 1902, Page 6 : SIMPLICITY IN RELIGION
    Trove Article (accessed 16 September 2023)
15. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
    citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
    FamilySearch Record: X7PF-GMV (accessed 13 September 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Joshua Rowntree (66), married, Retired Solicitor, head of household in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in Scarborough registration district in England. Born in H Scarborough, Yorkshire.
16. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 15 September 2023)
    Ellis, John Rowntree (Age at death: 21).
    GRO Reference: 1889 Oct-Nov-Dec in Scarborough Volume 09D Page 266.