James (Jas.) William Swinton
Other names: Herbert Swinton
Active: 1881 - 1941
Function: Monumental masons, stonemason
History or description: James William Swinton (born c.1900 in Hucknall Torkard) was the third or fourth generation of stonemasons to run a business from West Street in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire. His grandfather, William Swinton (born c.1838 in Linby) was a stonemason and collector of poor rates in 1881. His son, James's father, was Herbert Swinton (born c.1873 in Hucknall Torkard) who continued the stonemasonry business in West Street from 1891.
Locations
Address 33 West Street Hucknall Torckard Nottingham England | View on map
1881 - 1911
Swinton was living and working at 33 West Street by 1911, before that he was at no. 17 (between about 1891 and 1901), prior to that the house number is unknown.
Business located at 51 West Street Hucknall Nottingham England | View on map
1941 (Presumed)
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
Herbert Swinton (born c.1873) 'Stone Mason' working on own account
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
William Swinton (born c.1838) 'Stone Mason & Poor Rates Collector'
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Stone Mason' employer
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Stone Mason & Fruiterer' employer working at home
Listed under Monumental Sculptors Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1941 Kelly'sTrade Directories
1941
Listed as 'Monumental Masons'.
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 3335; Folio: 5; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341795
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 2674 folio 126 page 4
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 3157 folio 11 page 14
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN20442 RG78PN1224 RD429 SD4 ED8 SN149
Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1941 Kelly'sTrade Directories
1941
p. 1076.
Citing this record
'James (Jas.) William Swinton', 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_1228944609, accessed 29 Sep 2023]
