John Silas Rathbone
 

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
John Silas Rathbone, also known as Jack and as John Sylvanus Rathbone

Date and place of birth – 16th May 1878, Eccleshall Bierlow

Names of parents – Thomas Wolstencroft Rathbone and Elizabeth Pasley

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any - and any divorces
Emma Lucy Brenner (Swiss)

1950 Olga Alferova (Russian)

Not found details of either marriage

Occupation(s)if any
Organising Secretary to Land Company, Farmer, Newspaper Editor

Military service - if any
Served in WW1 in Dar Es Salaam – no records found

Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on, if applicable.

1881 – 108 Walkley St, Sheffield
1891 - 108 Walkley St, Sheffield
1901 – not found
1911 – 15 Lichfield Grove, Church St, Finchley (with wife Emma Lucy, b/ Switzerland naturalised by marriage and son Allan Carl, aged 6)
Lived in Kenya after WW1

Date, place and cause of death – in Nairobi, 1963
Date and place of burial / cremation.
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Memorial inscription - if any

This is his obituary,kindly found by KiteRunner :)

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...l/GetImage.jpg

Is this him in 1901?

1901 Census
RATHBONE, John
ECCLESALL BIERLOW, Yorkshire (West riding)
RG13 piece 4351 folio 151 page 46
RATHBONE, Thomas Head Married M 83 1818 Retired Cordwainer Wareham Dorsetshire
RATHBONE, Elizabeth Wife Married F 64 1837 Retford Nottinghamshire
RATHBONE, John Son Single M 22 1879 Private Tutor Sheffield Yorkshire
RATHBONE, Lucy Daughter Single F 20 1881 Dressmaker Sheffield Yorkshire
STACEY, George Boarder Single M 23 1878 Shoemaker Sheffield Yorkshire

Ooh Elizabeth - I think it is-!! Thank you very, very much!:):):):)

Edit: - now I'm sure it is - thanks again Elizabeth

I suppose you have seen this website?

http://kitwithers.fortunecity.com/ra.../rathbone.html

It quotes the obituary that Kiterunner found. Also a photo of JOhn (Jack) and Olga.

I have thanks Elizabeth -:)- and I've been in touch with Kit Withers

On the London Gazette website:

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27964/pages/7532

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27964/pages/7519

*sobs* my head is exploding!

We have your grandmother, Beatrice Winifred Rathbone, on another Take One Grandparent thread (I realise that as she only 'may' be the mother of your father, that means she may or may not be your biological grandmother). Now we have her brother as your grandfather???? I am confused!!

Is there no date on the obit?

You may have these:

Allan Rathbone travelling from Southampton to Mombasa on the Tanganjika, departure 2nd Nov 1928, aged 23. UK address "Overseas League, SW1" (can't read the rest of the addy - May be something house, St James St?)


Emma Rathbone travelling from Southampton to Mombasa on the Wangoni departure 15th Oct 1925, aged 44. UK address, 30 Adelaide Road, Chalk Farm NW. Travelling 3rd class.

Mrs E L Rathbone travelling from London to Mombasa on the Garth Castle departure 7th May 1921 aged 39. UK address 12 something Park, Finchley, N12. Travelling 2nd class.

J Rathbone (planter) and Master Rathbone travelling from London to Mombasa on the Grantully Castle departure 17th June 1920 aged 42 and 15.

Mr Rathbone travelling from London to Mombasa on the Manela departure 23rd Jan 1925

There are quite a few incomming ones, so just say if you don't have those.