Family Life
Rathbone married firstly Lucretia Wainwright Gair (c.1823 - 27 May 1859), daughter of Samuel Stillman Gair of Liverpool in 1847. They had five children, but Lucretia died shortly after the birth of the fifth, Ted, who was drowned in a sailing accident on Derwent water in 1886.
Rathbone re-married on 6 February 1862 to Esther Emily Acheson Lyle (c.1832 - 19 March 1918), daughter of Acheson Lyle of Derry. They had six children, including the campaigner and politician, Eleanor Rathbone and Emily Evelyn (Evie) (1865–1954) who married Hugh Reynolds Rathbone.
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