In England, the Rathbone family of Liverpool were nonconformist merchants and ship-owners who were known to engage in philanthropy and public service. The family origins trace back to Gawsworth, Cheshire, where the first William Rathbone was born in 1669; it was his son, William Rathbone II, who left Gawsworth for the growing port of Liverpool, where he worked as a sawyer and most likely established a timber business.[1] Having arrived in Liverpool prior to 1730, the family subsequently became involved in the building and ownership of ships, as well as general commerce.[2] In 1788, William Rathbone IV leased the family house and estate of Greenbank, then part of the Toxteth Park estate, to serve as a country retreat for his young family, and purchased the freehold of Greenbank House in 1809, the year of his death.
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Notable members
- William Rathbone II (1696–1746)
- William Rathbone III
- William Rathbone IV (1757–1809)
- William Rathbone V (1787–1868)
- William Rathbone VI
- Eleanor Rathbone
- Elfrida Rathbone
- Richard Rathbone
- Hugh Reynolds Rathbone
- Hannah Mary Rathbone (1798–1878)
- Basil Rathbone, actor famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes
- John Rathbone (1910–1940), Conservative MP, fighter pilot with the RAF[3]
- Tim Rathbone (1933–2002), Conservative MP (son of above)[3]
- Julian Rathbone (1935–2008), English novelist
- Henry Rathbone, United States military Brevet Colonel who was present at the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Jackson Rathbone, American actor who traces his ancestry back to the Rathbone family
- Jenny Rathbone, member of the Senedd for Cardiff Central[4]
References
- ^ "The Rathbone Papers". JISC. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Gordon, Alexander; Kirby, M. W. (September 2004). "Rathbone, William (1757–1809), merchant and philanthropist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23160. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 31 August 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Flight Lieutenant John Rankin Rathbone | Christ Church, Oxford University". www.chch.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "About Jenny".
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