William Royce
Born 1817 (Circa)
Died 22 January 1891
Active: 1841 - 1881
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, artist, stained glass draughtsman
Born in Cripplegate, London. Died at 3 Cochrane Street, St John's Wood, Marylebone. His heir was his brother John Royce (born c.1816 in London) and living and working in Leeds as a silk mercer.
Wealth at death: £160 10s. 0d.
Probate date: 6 February 1891
Works
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Locations
Address Harrison Street St Pancras London | View on map
1841 (Circa)
Address 8 Canal Terrace St Pancras London | View on map
1861 (Circa) - 1871 (Circa)
About 1861 his neighbor was Frederick A Roberts, painter in watercolours
Address 26 Marquis Road St Pancras London | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Fourth, 1852
Royce is not listed in Graves (1905-6), presume that he only exhibited in 1852
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Sculptor Assistant' (sic)
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Draughtsman - Stained Glass'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
2004
HO107 piece 682 folio 15/22 page 38
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
RG09 piece 119 folio 77 page 49
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 234; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 824904
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 210 folio 27 page 50
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: William Royce
Estimated birth year: abt 1818
Year of Registration: 1891
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 73
District: Marylebone (1837-1901)
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1a
Page: 548
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966
2010
Name: William Royce
Probate Date: 6 Feb 1891
Death Date: 22 Jan 1891
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: Principal Registry
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Fourth, 1852
1852
Citing this record
'William Royce', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib7_1218129043, accessed 24 May 2013]
