About

• Summary:

  Joseph was the third child of William Weston Stretton. He trained in law and was partner in a legal business in Gray’s Inn Square, London. He had five children, marrying only days before he died.

• No of documents: 12
• No of Images: 2
• Born: Monday, 25 January 1830
• Birthplace: Leicester
• Died: Sunday, 17 November 1889
• Bio:

  Family:
  The third child of William Weston Stretton and Jane (née Harris). Joseph married Whittingtina Annie Moss only a matter of days before he died in 1889. He had five children, the youngest two girls being twins.

  His son, Joseph Hope Stretton, has a certain claim to fame for having been the 'model' for this Punch cartoon in 1938.

  Career:
  Joseph worked in London as an Attorney & Solicitor. In 1876 he is recorded as working for Chaplin, Hillary, Dale & Stretton at 3 Gray’s Inn Square.

• Place of Death: Steyning, Sussex
• Spouse: Whittingtina Annie Stretton (nee Moss)
• Marriage Date: Tuesday, 01 October 1889
• Father: William Weston Stretton
• Mother: Jane Stretton (nee Harris)
• Sibling-1: Clement Stretton
• Sibling-2: William Hariss Stretton
• Sibling 3: Samuel Stretton
• Sibling 4: Jane Stretton
• Sibling 5: George Stretton
• Sibling 6: John Stretton
• Sibling 7: Augustus Stretton
• Sibling 8: Albert Stretton
• Sibling 9: Sarah Stretton
• Child 1: Joseph Hope Stretton
• Child 2: Hallyburton Tom Stretton
• Child 3: Gladys Marguerite Stretton
• Child 4: Dorothy Mary Stretton
• Child 5: Marjorie Kate Stretton