Josiah Edward Paul
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Josiah Edward Paul was a rugby union international who represented England
in 1875.
His father was Josiah T Paul, a solicitor, and his mother was Mary, who was twentyone years his father's junior. Josiah had at least two older siblings, Charlotte (born c. 1840) and Alfred (born c. 1849). He also had two younger siblings, Amy (born c.1858) and Lionel (born c. 1859). By the time Josiah was fourteen his father lived at The Close, Tetbury. Josiah was educated at Rugby School
from the age of fourteen, and left in 1872. From Rugby he went to Royal Indian Engineering College
at Cooper's Hill (referred to as Wilson Indian Engineering College).
. At Cooper's Hill he was able to continue playing rugby football in the college's representative side that had a first-class fixture list and a very strong reputation. Josiah was one of nine internationally capped players to have attended the college in the 1870s. He made his international debut and only appearance for England on 8 March 1875 at Edinburgh
in the Scotland
vs England
match.
During his life, Josiah married twice. In 1882 he married Charlotte Dowson in Thetford
They lived at Nicholas Street, Thetford in 1883, where their son Edward William was born. Josiah later married Helen Mary Harries in Tunbridge Wells, on 29 July 1896.
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
in 1875.
Early life
Josiah Edward Paul was born in around June 1853, registered in TetburyTetbury
Tetbury is a town and civil parish within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census.In the Middle Ages,...
His father was Josiah T Paul, a solicitor, and his mother was Mary, who was twentyone years his father's junior. Josiah had at least two older siblings, Charlotte (born c. 1840) and Alfred (born c. 1849). He also had two younger siblings, Amy (born c.1858) and Lionel (born c. 1859). By the time Josiah was fourteen his father lived at The Close, Tetbury. Josiah was educated at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
from the age of fourteen, and left in 1872. From Rugby he went to Royal Indian Engineering College
Royal Indian Engineering College
The Royal Indian Engineering College was a British college of Civil Engineering founded by Sir George Tomkyns Chesney in 1870. It was intended to train engineers for the Indian Public Works department. The work of the college was transferred to India in 1906....
at Cooper's Hill (referred to as Wilson Indian Engineering College).
Rugby union career
Josiah played rugby football at the home of the sport at Rugby SchoolRugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
. At Cooper's Hill he was able to continue playing rugby football in the college's representative side that had a first-class fixture list and a very strong reputation. Josiah was one of nine internationally capped players to have attended the college in the 1870s. He made his international debut and only appearance for England on 8 March 1875 at Edinburgh
Raeburn Place
Raeburn Place is the main street of Stockbridge, Edinburgh, and the name of the playing fields there.-Rugby:The first international rugby football game was played on the playing fields at Raeburn Place on 27 March 1871 between England and Scotland. It was won by Scotland, though England got revenge...
in the Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
vs England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
match.
Career and later life
After his training at Cooper's Hill Josiah joined the Madras Public Works Department (PWD) on 1 October 1875. He became assistant to the chief engineer and under secretary to the government for irrigation (India branch), in 1880. In June 1886 he became an executive engineer, and retired in December 1900.During his life, Josiah married twice. In 1882 he married Charlotte Dowson in Thetford
Thetford
Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just south of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of , has a population of 21,588.-History:...
They lived at Nicholas Street, Thetford in 1883, where their son Edward William was born. Josiah later married Helen Mary Harries in Tunbridge Wells, on 29 July 1896.