CHILD, Josiah (c.1630-99), of Wanstead, Essex.

Family and Education

b. c. 1630, 2nd s. of Richard Child, merchant, of Fleet Street, London by Elizabeth, da. of one Roycroft of Weston Wick, Salop. m. (1) 26 Dec. 1654, Hannah, da. of Edward Boate, shipbuilder, of Portsmouth, Hants 2s. (d.v.p.) 1da.; (2) lic. 14 June 1663 (aged 32), Mary, da. of William Atwood, merchant, of Hackney, Mdx., wid. of Thomas Stone, merchant, of London, 1s. 2da.; (3) lic. 8 Aug. 1676, Emma, da. and coh. of Sir Henry Barnard, merchant, of London and Bridgnorth, Salop, wid. of Francis Willoughby of Middleton, Warws. 2s. cr. Bt. 16 July 1678.Inhabitants of London in 1638 ed. Dale, 171.

Offices Held

Dep. treas. of the navy, Portsmouth 1655 – 60; freeman, Portsmouth 1655, alderman 1656 – 62, mayor 1658 – 59; member, R. Africa Co. 1672, asst. 1675 – 76; committee, E. India Co. 1674 – 76, 1678 – d., gov. 1681 – 83, 1686 – 88, dep. gov. 1684 – 86, 1688 – 90; commr. for assessment, London and Warws. 1677 – 80, Essex 1679 – 80, 1689 – 90, Warws. 1689; j.p. Essex 1679, 1687 – d., dep. lt. Apr. 1688–?d., sheriff Nov. 1688–9.CSP Dom. 1655, p. 431; 1658–9, p. 326; 1665–6, p. 371; 1687–9, p. 187 R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 328; Add. 38871, ff. 7–12; Cal. Ct. Mins. E.I. Co. ed. Sainsbury, x. 47, 175; Bramston Autobiog. (Cam. Soc. xxxii), 304.

Commr. for trade 1668 – 72.

Parlimentarian

CHILD, Josiah (c.1630-99), of Wanstead, Essex.

Main residence: Wanstead, Essex.

Notes

This biography is based on W. Letwin, Sir Josiah Child, Merchant Economist.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

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