Mrs Grace Broadgate
Active: 1891 - 1919
Function: Stone and marble masons, monumental mason
History or description: Born in 1838 in Handford, Staffs. She was the daughter of William Wood, a railway contractor. On 16 March 1870 Grace married Henry Broadgate (1842-1889), stone mason who was in turn the son of John Broadgate (1809-69 born in Tealby, Lincolnshire), stonemason and building contractor, all in Newcastle-under-Lyme. In 1869 Henry's father and older brother died soon after each other and so he was left to continue the family firm. He and Grace set up in new premises at 14 Hassell (or Hassall) Street and had three children. By 1881 Henry was employing 1 man and a boy. However he died on 28 May 1886 leaving effects valued at £296 3s. 2d. (the will was proved by Grace). Between 1891 and 1911 Grace worked as a stone, marble and monumental mason from 14 and then 33 Hassell Street. Around 1891 she was employing her oldest son Herbert born c.1871 but he had set up his own business by 1901. In 1901 she was listed on her own but in 1911 she had her son Harry (born c.1877) working as a stone mason living with her. Grace died on 24 February 1919 leaving effects valued at £668 15s 7d. and naming Herbert.
Locations
Address 14 Hassell Street Newcastle-under-Lyme | View on map
1871 (Circa) - 1901 (Circa)
Presume this was also the address of the family stonemasonry business originally established by her husband Henry Broadgate (1842-86) in 1869 or 1870.
Address 33 Hassell Street Newcastle-under-Lyme | View on map
1911 (Circa) - 1919 (Presumed)
Living at this address at her death.
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Stonemason' employer as was her oldest son Herbert born c.1871 who was a worker.
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Marble & Stone Mason' employer
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Stone Mason & Monumental' employer and her son Harry (born c.1877) 'Stone Mason' worker
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire, 1912 Kelly's Trades Directories
1912
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Masons'.
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2005
Class: HO107; Piece: 2001; Folio: 174; Page: 29; GSU roll: 87403
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
Class: RG 9; Piece: 2526; Folio: 84; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542984
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 2832; Folio: 6; Page: 3; GSU roll: 836373
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 2698; Folio: 16; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1341646
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Series RG12
Piece number 2148
Folio number 15
Page 23
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 2578; Folio: 11; Page: 13
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN16402 RG78PN1017 RD359 SD2 ED1 SN78
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Henry Broadgate
Registration Year: 1842
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Stoke upon Trent
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 17
Page: 177
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Grace Wood
Registration Year: 1838
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Stone
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 17
Page: 185
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Henry Broadgate
Probate Date: 2 Feb 1887
Death Date: 28 May 1886
Death Place: Staffordshire, England
Registry: Lichfield
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Grace Broadgate
Probate Date: 22 May 1919
Death Date: 24 Feb 1919
Death Place: Staffordshire, England
Registry: Lichfield
England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
2014
Name: Grace Wood
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Birth Date: 1838
Marriage Date: 16 Mar 1870
Marriage Place: Hartshill (Near Stoke-Upon-Trent), Stafford, England
Father: William Wood
Spouse: Henry Broadgate
FHL Film Number: 1040842
Reference ID: 160
Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire, 1912 Kelly's Trades Directories
1912
p. 937.
Citing this record
'Mrs Grace Broadgate', 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=msib4_1224236857, accessed 05 Oct 2023]
