Fred Rhodes

  General Notes:

Publications

The New Museum at the Cartwright Memorial Hall, Bradford
What shall be its character and scope?
By Butler Wood
Reference to Fred Rhodes on page 3

British association for the Advancement of Science - Handbook to Bradford
Bradford 1900
Printed by william Byles & Sons, Piccadily, Bradford
Articles by F Rhodes
Page 134 Mammalia by F Rhodes
Page 142 Fishes by F Rhodes
Page 143 Reptiles and Amphibians by F Rhodes
Page 150 Mollusca by F Rhodes M.C.S.

British Medical Association 92nd Annual Meeting Bradford 1924
First blank page of book: Mr. F. Rhodes
With our grateful thanks for your learned contribution
signed J. Basil Hall President B.M.A.
Page 159 to 165 Fauna of the Bradford District by Fred Rhodes F.E.S.

Fifty Years of Local Science 1875-1925
A record of fifty years' work done by the Members of the Bradford Natural History and Microsopical Society and the Bradford Scientific Association
eference to F Rhodes on pages 10, 16 and 17

Department of Science and Art:
Pass in the Elementary Stage BOTANY 4 June 1896
Second Class in the Advanced Stage in GENERAL BIOLOGY 20 May 1897
Second Class in the Advanced Stage in BOTANY 27 May 1897
Second Class in the Advanced Stage in BOTANY 26 May 1898

University of Oxford
Delegacy for the Extension of Teaching Beyond the Limits of the University
Certificate of Attendance and Examination
FRED RHODES
has attended a course of instruction comprising 12 lecutres and classes given under the authority of Delegacy at
Bradford, Michaelmas and Hilary Terms
1903-04 in Evolution and Adaptation

Certificate of merit award 28 September 1901 by Bradford Paxton Society for Herbaceous Border Flowers

Elected member of Bradford Natural History and Microscopical Society 14 Sep 1885
Was Lanternist and recorder of Invertebrate
President 1898, 1914 and 1915

Member of Bradford Theosophical Society (Founded Feb 1891)
(Theosophy: name given by the Alexandrian philosophers to ancient wisdom-religion in third century AD, the eternal revelation of Divine Spirit which forms souce of all religions, arts and sciences of the world)
A charter was granted to Bradford Theosophical Society 4 Feb 1891,and the first members of the lodge as recorded in the minute book were J. Clayton, J.S.Douglas, E.J. Dunn, Dr. B.E.J. Edwards, O. Firth, W. Grason, F.D. Harrison, Prof. Hatfield, E.S. Jastrzebski, E. Mackay, J. Midgley, T.H. Pattison, F. Rhodes, W. Williams, T.W. Wilson, Mrs. F.M.Firth, Mrs. Pattinson and Miss. K. Spink.)

Will Transcript
FRED RHODES of 113 Heaton Road, Heaton in the City of Bradford retired Curator HEREBY REVOKE all testamentary dispositions at any time heretofore made by me AND DECLARE this to be my last Will which I MAKE this Fourth day of February One thousand nine hundred and thirty one I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH all my estate of whatsoever description and wheresoever situate unto my dear wife Ann Rhodes absolutely and I APPOINT her sole Executrix of this my Will.
Solicitors W J Crabtree, 36 Sunbridge Road, Bradford

1932
Rhodes Fred of 113 Heaton Road, Heaton, Bradford died 7 May 1931
Probate Wakefield 26 February to Ann Rhodes widow
Effects £487-14s-6d

  Research Notes:

1881 Census News agent
12/30/09 added birth and death dates from family register but its not clear where Joan got the birthdate from. However, it ties in with FreeBMD data. Age at death was 69, not 70 as written in the Family Register death page.
1/5/10 1891, 01, 1911 census data on email from print out from Susan Harbron 2/2/10

  Noted events in his life were:

• 1871 Census Rhodes Joseph: Fred Rhodes Grand son aged 9, born Bradford, 2 Apr 1871, 13A Southey Place Yorks, England. ⁶³²

• 1881 Census Bradford Willoughby: Fred Rhodes aged 19, son, born Bradford, News Agent, 3 Apr 1881, 5 Vine Place, Bradford, Yorks. ⁶³³

Fred married Ann Cooper in Mar 1884 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. (Ann Cooper was born in Mar 1864 in East Ardsley. yorks and died in Dec 1944 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.)

  Marriage Notes:

1/4/11 added from print out from Susan Harbron 2/2/10