Joseph Bell Rathbone1

#20853, (1880 - 1944)
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)

Life Events

BirthJoseph Bell Rathbone was born in Oct 1880 in USA.1,2
 
MarriageHe married Louisa Emily Dale on 5 Dec 1906 in Toronto, York County, Ontario.
Information from marriage registration: Joseph Bell Rathbone: 27, residence Toronto, born USA, bachelor, Journalist, religion Church of England, son of Hugh Bell Rathbone & Sarah Elizth Davis;
Louisa Emily Dale, 21 [sic], residence Toronto, born in Canada, spinster, Church of England, daughter of Arthur Dale & Henrietta Bonnycastle
The witnesses were A Seymour Rathbone of Ottawa and Ellen M Kertland of Toronto.1 
1911 CensusJos B and Emily Rathbone appeared on the 1911 Census of Toronto, York County, Ontario, at 72 Beaty Avenue, enumerated 14 Jun 1911. Joseph was age 30, born in October 1880 in the U.S.A., immigrated in 1882, English, Anglican, Canadian, and a Journalist for a newspaper. He worked 50 weeks in the past year at 50 hours a week, for $2000. He held $1000 each of life and sickness insurance, costing $18. Emily was 36, born in Ontario in Nov 1874, Anglican, and of English origin. They also had a Scottish domestic in the household.2 
DirectoryJoseph Bell Rathbone was listed in the 1917 Toronto directory as Rathbone J B, Representative Ottawa Journal, Montreal Daily Herald and Winnipeg Telegram, Room 304, 95 King e, Res 72 Beaty av.3 
1921 CensusJoseph and Lousley [sic] appeared on the 1921 Census of Toronto, Ontario, at 18 McKenzie Avenue. They owned their 6 room brick house. Joseph was 40, born in the USA, parents born in Nova Scotia, immigrated in 1896, not naturalized, and worked as an agent for a newspaper. Louisa was 42, born in Ontario, father born in England, mother in Ontario. A cook lived with them.4 
DeathJoseph died on 14 Feb 1944 in Toronto, Ontario.5
 
Newspaper Published 14 Feb 1944 in the Ottawa Citizen.

Advertising Veteran, J.B. Rathbone Passes

National advertising representative of the Journal Publishing Company in Toronto and Montreal for the past 37 years, Joseph Bell Rathbone died unexpectedly this morning at his home in Toronto, in his 64th year.

A son of the late Hugh Bell of Halifax, he was the oldest member of the company, having joined the circulation staff 42 years ago.

Surviving, besides his widow, the former Emily Dale, is a brother, Seymour Rathbone, vice-president and manager of the firm of Ahearn and Soper, Ltd., Ottawa.

A private funeral will be held in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon.5
 
Last Edited5 May 2014

Citations

  1. Ontario Marriage Registration. Rathbone/Dale, #003933-06.
  2. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Toronto South (127), Ward 6 (72), page 9.
  3. The Toronto City Directory, 1917. Digitized copy available on the Internet Archive.
  4. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Toronto North, SD 1, Ward 2, Page 9.
  5. The Ottawa Citizen, J B Rathbone death, 14 Feb 1944. Image viewed at Google news archives.