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bap. 27 Feb. 1631,St Bartholomew by the Exchange, London, par. reg. 2nd s. of Richard Child (d. 1639), citizen and Weaver, of Fleet Street, London, and Elizabeth Roycroft of ?Wistanswick, Salop, ?sis. of James Rycroft of St Dunstan, Stepney; bro. of John Child*. appr.Evelyn, Diary, iv. 305-6. m. (1) 26 Dec. 1654, Hannah (d. 1662), da. of Edward Boate*, shipbuilder, of Portsmouth, 2s. (d.v.p.), 1da.; (2) lic. 14 June 1663, Mary, da. of William Atwood, merchant, of Hackney, Mdx., wid. of Thomas Stone, merchant, of London, 1s., 2da.; (3) lic. 8 Aug. 1676, Emma (d. 1725), da. of Sir Henry Barnard, merchant, of London and Bridgnorth, Salop, wid. of Francis Willoughby of Middleton, Warws. 2s. cr. bt. 16 July 1678. d. 22 June 1699.CB; Portsmouth RO, CHU 2/1A/1, unfol.
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Civic: freeman, Portsmouth c. 1655; alderman, 26 Aug. 1656-Sept. 1662;Portsmouth RO, CE 1/7, p. 58; PE 7, unfol.; Portsmouth Recs. ed. East, 355. mayor, 1658–9;Portsmouth RO, CE 1/7, p. 99; Portsmouth Recs. ed. East, 315. j.p. Sept. 1659–61.Portsmouth RO, CE 1/7, p. 121; Portsmouth Sessions Pprs. 1653–1688 ed. Hoad, 176.

Local: dep. treas. of navy, Portsmouth by 3 Feb. 1655–60.CSP Dom. 1655, p. 424. Commr. assessment, Essex 1677, 1679, 1689–?d.; Warws. 1677, 1679, 1689; London 1677, 1679.SR. J.p. Essex Apr. 1679–?, 1687–d.C231/8, p. 4. Dep. lt. Apr. 1688–?d.CSP Dom. 1687–9, p. 187. Sheriff, Nov. 1688–9.List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 46.

Central: commr. for trade, 1668–72.Officials of the Boards of Trade 1660–1870 ed. J. C. Sainty (1974), 19.

Mercantile: member, Royal Africa Co. 1672. 1674 – d.Select Charters of Trading Companies ed. C. T. Carr (Selden Soc. xxviii, 1913), 188. Member, E.I. Co.; gov. 1681 – 82, 1686 – 87; dep. gov. 1684 – 85, 1688–9.Add. 38871, ff. 6v-12.

Parlimentarian
CHILD, Josiah (c.1630-99), of Wanstead, Essex.
: of Portsmouth, Hants.
Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, J. Riley, c.1685;NPG. oil on canvas, J. Riley;Woburn Abbey, Beds. fun. monument, J. Nost, St Mary, Wanstead, Essex.

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Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

CHILD, Josiah (1631-99), of Portsmouth, Hants.

Will
22 Feb. 1697, pr. 6 July 1699.PROB11/451/289.
Estates
inherited 112 acres in Prittlewell Priory, Essex, in 1639.PROB11/180/269. In 1673 he purchased Wanstead Manor for £11,500.VCH Essex, vi. 324.
Oxford 1644
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