Sydney Courtauld
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Sydney Courtauld JP
(1840–1899) was a Crepe
and Silk manufacturer, and part of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain
. He was the son of George Courtauld
(1802–1861) and Susanna Sewell (1803–1888). He married Sarah Lucy Sharpe on 4 April 1865 at the Unitarian Chapel, Islington, London. Children from the marriage included:
He was a Justice of the Peace for Essex. He built a house called Bocking Place in Braintree, Essex between 1885 and 1887. The architect was Ernest Flint.. It was one of the first buildings in Essex equipped with electric lighting.
He was a horticulturalist and was the first person who managed to get the Orchid Masdevallia Costaricensis to flower in England. He donated the Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens to the people of Braintree on 26 November 1888.
Sydney Courtauld died on 20 October 1899 in Gosfield, Essex.
JP
-People:* Jayaprakash Narayan, a late Indian freedom fighter and politician* Jayaprakash Narayan , an Indian politician and founder of Lok Satta Party...
(1840–1899) was a Crepe
Crêpe
A crêpe or crepe , is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour or buckwheat flour . The word is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning "curled". While crêpes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France, their consumption is widespread in France...
and Silk manufacturer, and part of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
Personal life
He was born on 10 March 1840 in Bocking, Braintree, EssexBraintree, Essex
Braintree is a town of about 42,000 people and the principal settlement of the Braintree district of Essex in the East of England. It is northeast of Chelmsford and west of Colchester on the River Blackwater, A120 road and a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line.Braintree has grown contiguous...
. He was the son of George Courtauld
George Courtauld (industrialist)
George Courtauld was a Crepe and Silk manufacturer, and part of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain-Personal life:He was born Pebmarsh, Essex in 1802, the son of George Courtauld and Ruth Minton...
(1802–1861) and Susanna Sewell (1803–1888). He married Sarah Lucy Sharpe on 4 April 1865 at the Unitarian Chapel, Islington, London. Children from the marriage included:
- Sir William Julien CourtauldWilliam Julien CourtauldWilliam Julien Courtauld was 1st Baronet Courtauld of Penny Pot, and part of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain-Personal life:He was the son of Sydney Courtauld and Sarah Lucy Sharpe....
1st Bt. JP (16 June 1870 - 1940) - Sydney Renée Courtauld (1873–1962)
- Samuel CourtauldSamuel Courtauld (art collector)Samuel Courtauld son of Sydney Courtauld and Sarah Lucy Sharpe was an English industrialist who is best remembered as an art collector...
(27 May 1876 – 1 December 1947) - Catharine Courtauld (1878–1972)
- John Sewell CourtauldJohn Sewell CourtauldJohn Sewell Courtauld , was an English Conservative Party politician.He was the son of Sydney Courtauld and Sarah Lucy Sharpe and is descended from the Courtauld family of silk/textiles/carpets, saw active service in the First World War and owned a company of architects...
MC MP (30 August 1880 – 20 April 1942) - Sir Stephen Lewis CourtauldStephen CourtauldSir Stephen Lewis Courtauld, MC was a member of the wealthy English Courtauld textile family...
MC (27 February 1882 – 1967)
He was a Justice of the Peace for Essex. He built a house called Bocking Place in Braintree, Essex between 1885 and 1887. The architect was Ernest Flint.. It was one of the first buildings in Essex equipped with electric lighting.
He was a horticulturalist and was the first person who managed to get the Orchid Masdevallia Costaricensis to flower in England. He donated the Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens to the people of Braintree on 26 November 1888.
Sydney Courtauld died on 20 October 1899 in Gosfield, Essex.