Joseph Barrow Montefiore (24 June 1803 – 8 September 1893), merchant and financier, was the youngest son of Eliezer Montefiore, merchant, of

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and London, and his wife, Judith (née Barrow). Montefiore was born on 24 June 1803 in London and was educated there. He married Rebecca Mocatta, and the couple had children. Joseph shared

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interests in the Colony of New South Wales with his brother Jacob Barrow Montefiore. The two brothers were also partners in J. Barrow Montefiore & Co, and helped to found the

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, later the ANZ Bank; Jacob was a founding director, while Joseph was the Sydney representative. Both brothers suffered London bankruptcy proceedings in 1844, but by the time of Jacob's second visit to

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in 1854, Joseph was once again a successful businessman, as proprietor of JB Montefiore & Co. He died on 8 September 1893 in Brighton.

Other family relationships

*British philanthropist

Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, (24 October 1784 – 28 July 1885) was a British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London. Born to an Italian Sephardic Jewish family based in London, aft ...

was a cousin of Jacob and Joseph. * Jacob Levi Montefiore (1819–1885),

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politician, was a nephew of the brothers. Jacob Levi (who arrived in Sydney in 1837) later became a director of the Bank of Australasia, in 1855. *

Eliezer Levi Montefiore Eliezer Levi Montefiore (1820 – 22 October 1894) was a businessman, art enthusiast, and the first director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Montefiore was born in Barbados to merchant Isaac Jacob Levi (who also had a home in Brussels) a ...

, brother of Jacob Levi, who married his Joseph's daughter (i.e. Eliezer's cousin) Esther Hannah Barrow Montefiore in

, was another nephew.

Other siblings

*Moses Eliezer Montefiore Note: But death date seems a bit young if born 1798... (born 1798?) may have been a brother to Jacob and Joseph Barrow Montefiore. According to a genealogy on the Museum of the Jewish People's database, there were siblings as follows: Rachel, John (1854–1795, four children), Moses Eliezer, Evalina (m. Abraham Mocatta – same family as Joseph Barrow M's wife), Esther Hannah (who married Isaac Levi and had Levi Eliezer, see above).

Barbados Barrows

From will transcripts: *Simon Barrow of St Michael (will 21 May 1801): daughters Judith Barrow, Rebecca Barrow and Sarah Barrow; son Joseph; grandson Simon Barrow, son of late son Jacob. * Joseph Barrow of St Michael (undated): wife Sarah. "After Sarah's death the Barbados house to go to Moses Eliezer Montefiore, son of my niece Judith Montefiore." (Niece Judith Montefiore is wife of Eliezer.) *Sarah Barrow of St Michael (31 March 1814): "Relic of Joseph Barrow Esqr deceased."

References

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