Tuke family
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The Tuke family of York
were "a remarkable family of Quaker innovators". They were involved in establishing
They included four generations. The main Tukes were
Others included
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
were "a remarkable family of Quaker innovators". They were involved in establishing
- Rowntree'sRowntree'sRowntree's was a confectionery business based in York, England. It is now a historic brand owned by Nestlé, used to market a range of fruit gums and pastilles formerly owned by Rowntree's. Following a merger with John Mackintosh & Co., the Company became known as Rowntree Mackintosh, was listed on...
Cocoa Works - The Retreat Mental HospitalThe RetreatThe Retreat, commonly known as the York Retreat, is a place in England for the treatment of people with mental health needs. Located in Lamel Hill in York, it operates as a not for profit charitable organisation....
- three Quaker schools - AckworthAckworth SchoolAckworth School is an independent school located in the village of High Ackworth, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of eight Quaker Schools in England. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and SHMIS . The Head is Kathryn Bell, who succeeded...
, BoothamBootham SchoolBootham School is an independent Quaker boarding school in the city of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded by the Religious Society of Friends in 1823. It is close to York Minster. The current headmaster is Jonathan Taylor. The school's motto Membra Sumus Corporis Magni means "We...
, and The MountThe Mount School, YorkThe Mount School is a Quaker independent day and boarding school in York, England, for girls aged 11–18. It was founded in 1831. Its preparatory school is called Tregelles, and it accepts only girls from 2012 onwards and has a nursery department. There are two or three forms in Year 7 to 11 and...
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They included four generations. The main Tukes were
- William Tuke IIIWilliam TukeWilliam Tuke was an English businessman, philanthropist and Quaker. He was instrumental in the development of more humane methods in the custody and care of people with mental disorders, an approach that came to be known as moral treatment.-Career:Tuke was born in York to a leading Quaker family...
(1732-1822), founder of The RetreatThe RetreatThe Retreat, commonly known as the York Retreat, is a place in England for the treatment of people with mental health needs. Located in Lamel Hill in York, it operates as a not for profit charitable organisation....
at York, one of the first modern insane asylums, in 1792. - Henry TukeHenry TukeHenry Tuke co-operated with his father in the reforms at the Retreat asylum in York, England.He was the author of several moral and theological treatises which have been translated into German and French.-Historic ship:...
(1755-1814) - Samuel Tuke (1784-1857)
- James Hack TukeJames Hack TukeJames Hack Tuke was born at York, England, the son of Samuel Tuke.He was educated at the Religious Society of Friends school there, and after working for a time in his father's wholesale tea business, became in 1852 a partner in the banking firm of Sharples and Co., and went to live at Hitchin in...
(1819-1896) - Hannah Tuke (1811-1869)
Others included
- John Tuke (cartographer and surveyer)
- William Murray Tuke (1822-1903), who gained his second name from Lindley MurrayLindley MurrayLindley Murray , grammarian, was born in a house near his father's mill, just north of Harper Tavern in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles northeast of Harrisburg. He was the eldest son of Robert Murray, the Quaker merchant, and Mary Lindley Murray, whose home was on a hill in Manhattan on what...
- Dame Margaret Jansen Tuke, D.B.E., M.A. (1862-1947) Principal of Bedford College, London University
- Henry Scott TukeHenry Scott TukeHenry Scott Tuke, RA RWS , was a British visual artist; primarily a painter, but also a photographer. His most notable work was in the Impressionist style, and he is probably best known for his paintings of nude boys and young men....
(12 June 1858–13 March 1929), British painter and photographer, is best remembered for his paintings of naked boys and young men, which have earned him a status as a pioneer of gay male culture. - Daniel Hack TukeDaniel Hack TukeDaniel Hack Tuke was an English physician and expert on mental illness.-Family:Tuke came from a long line of Quakers from York who were interested in mental illness and concerned with those afflicted...
(1827–1895), was a prominent campaigner for humane treatment of the insane.
See also
- "John Tuke, of the city of York, linen-draper, dealer, and chapman" announced on list of "B K TS" http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mOgRAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA246&lpg=RA1-PA246&dq=%22john+tuke%22+york&source=bl&ots=YBfiG1BRG0&sig=SEwgUZshmIbaxdM6_KURavvVr0g&hl=en&ei=7Ce9TdK4F4So8QOSpeXKBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22john%20tuke%22%20york&f=false
Sources
- Willam K Sessions and E.Margaret Sessions (1971) The Tukes of York in the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Ebor Press, York. (Includes family treeFamily treeA family tree, or pedigree chart, is a chart representing family relationships in a conventional tree structure. The more detailed family trees used in medicine, genealogy, and social work are known as genograms.-Family tree representations:...
of 12 generations, pp. 116-117.)