Ancestors of Joseph Rowntree

Joseph Rowntree
(Abt 1836-1925)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Julia Elizabeth Seebohm

Julia Seebohm Rowntree

2. Emma Antoinette Seebohm

Joseph Rowntree

Born: Abt 1836, York, YKS
Christened: 24 May 1836, St. Crux, York, YKS
Marriage (1): Julia Elizabeth Seebohm on 15 Aug 1862 in Luton District, BDF
Marriage (2): Emma Antoinette Seebohm Dec Q 1867 in Hitchin, HRT
Died: 24 Feb 1925, York, YKS aged about 89
Buried: 28 Feb 1925, York, YKS

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Grocer's Assistant, 1851, York, YKS.

• Occupation: Grocer, 1861, York, YKS.

• Occupation: Grocer (Junior Partner), 1871, York, YKS.

• Occupation: Cocoa Chocolate Manufacturer, 1881, York, YKS.

• Occupation: Cocoa Manufacturer & Manuf: of French Confectionery, 1891, York, YKS.

• Occupation: Cocoa, Chocolate & Confectionery Manufacturer, 1901, York, YKS.

• Will: £220,336 (£11,000,000+ in 2013), 1925.

Joseph married Julia Elizabeth Seebohm, daughter of Benjamin Seebohm and Esther Wheeler, on 15 Aug 1862 in Luton District, BDF. (Julia Elizabeth Seebohm was born Mar Q 1841 in Bradford, WIL, christened on 6 Mar 1841 in Quaker Meeting - NC, Bradford, YKS and died on 18 Sep 1863 in York, YKS.)

Joseph next married Emma Antoinette Seebohm, daughter of Wilhelm Seebohm and Unknown, Dec Q 1867 in Hitchin, HRT. (Emma Antoinette Seebohm was born about 1847 in Hamburg, GER and died on 19 Nov 1924 in Hampstead, MDX.)