Henry Dunkley
Active: 1851 - 1871
Function: Stone mason, marble mason, sculptor
History or description: Henry Dunkley was born c.1817 in Birmingham. He was the son of Thomas Dunkley, painter. Henry had moved to London before 1838 and at that date was working as an engraver. However, by 1851 he had established a stone carving business. Twenty years later Henry was describing himself as a sculptor. His grandson, Edward Lowther Dunkley, son of Henry Dunkley Junior (1864-1942), exhibited at the Royal Academy and worked as an architectural sculptor.
Locations
Address 217 High Street Stoke Newington London | View on map
1871 (Circa)
This was a residential address, may also have worked from here
Located at 14 Dorset Crescent New North Road London | View on map
1851
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Stone Mason'
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Sculptor'
Listed under Stone Masons Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1851
p.1384
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Mason'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1535 folio 536 page 12
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 309 folio 10 page 10
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Henry Dunkley
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1817
Spouse Name: Charlotte Elizabeth Chant
Spouse Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Jun 1838
Parish: St George the Martyr
County: Surrey
Borough: Southwark
Father Name: Thomas Dunkley
Spouse Father Name: Thomas Chant
Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1851
p.1384
Citing this record
'Henry Dunkley', 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/organization.php?id=msib1_1230996174, accessed 20 Aug 2022]
