Edwin S. Ralphs

Edwin S. Ralphs (1819-1883) was one of the Founders of the Theosophical Society.

Ralphs was born in Wales in 1819. He married Jane Francis Williams and emigrated to the United States as a young man. They had Three children - Carine, Clarence, and Lucy - and lived in Brooklyn, where Ralphs died on August 3, 1883.

Ralphs worked initially as a clerk and bookkeeper, and as a district canvasser in the 1858 Brooklyn election.^[1] Jane worked as a dressmaker.^[2]^[3] By 1875 when the Theosophical Society was formed, he held positions in businesses as a vice president of a company at 142 Fulton St. and as a cashier at 126 Fulton, according to business directories of the time.^[4]^[5]

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↑ The Brooklyn Daily Times (Mon, Mar 29, 1858): 2.
↑ New York, U.S., State Census, 1855
↑ United States Federal Census for 1870, 1880.
↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 for 1872, 1875, 1876.
↑ Goulding´s Manual of New York and General Statistical Guide, 1875.

[1] The Brooklyn Daily Times (Mon, Mar 29, 1858): 2.

[2] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855

[3] United States Federal Census for 1870, 1880.

[4] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 for 1872, 1875, 1876.

[5] Goulding´s Manual of New York and General Statistical Guide, 1875.

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