John Royle Whittick
Born 1854 (Circa)
Died 9 September 1906
Active: 1871 - 1906
Country of birth and death: England
Stone carver, modeller, sculptor
Born in Cheshire. He was the son of Frederick Whittick (born c.1829 in Staffordshire), a fish and game dealer. Died at the hospital in Altrincham. The probate records gave his last address as Kingston, Hale Road, Altrincham and his profession as 'sculptor'.
Wealth at death: £1,856 17s. 2d.
Probate date: 2 October 1906
Works
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Locations
Address 12 Lloyd Street Altrincham
1871 (Circa)
Address 8 Railway Street Altrincham
1881 (Circa) - 1883 (Circa)
Business address
Address Albert Road Altrincham
1891 (Circa)
Address 35 Ashfield Road Altrincham
1901 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Royal Manchester Institution, Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists, 1881
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Manchester Institution, Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists, 1882
'The Gospel Angel'
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Royal Institution, First Autumn Exhibition, 1883
Multiple works
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Stone Carver apprentice'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Carver in Wood & Stone' employed
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Stone and Wood carver' working on own account
Sources
Catalogue of the Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1881
1881
Cat. No. 1476, pp. 114, 142
Catalogue of the Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1882
1882
Cat. Nos. 1310, 1311, pp. 100, 125
Catalogue of the First Autumn Exhibition, 1883
1883
Cat. No. 876, pp. 63, 90
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 3682 folio 53 page 17
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 2825 folio 31 page 19
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 3322 folio 39 page 16
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: John Boyle Whittick
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 53
District: Bucklow
County: Cheshire, Lancashire
Volume: 8a
Page: 130
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: John Royle Whittick
Probate Date: 2 Oct 1906
Death Date: 9 Sep 1906
Death Place: Cheshire, England
Registry: Chester
Citing this record
'John Royle Whittick', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [https://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib5_1219930178, accessed 04 Dec 2023]
