William Day Keyworth (the elder)
Born 1818 (Circa)
Died 1897
Active: 1881 - 1891
Sculptor
Born in Hull, Yorkshire. Died at Skirlaugh, East Riding of Yorkshire. Son of a marble mason in Hull
Personal and Professional Connections
Employee of Thomas Wilkinson Wallis
1848
Wallis 'visited Hull in March, and had a cast taken of my head by Mr. Keyworth, the sculptor - a nasty job.' ['Autobiography', 1899, p. 73]
Mother/father/parent of William Day Keyworth (the younger)
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Sculptor (employer)'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Sculptor employing 1 man and 4 apprentices'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Ref: Class: RG11; Piece: 4761; Folio: 82; Page: 21; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342150.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Ref: Class: RG12; Piece: 3933; Folio 98; Page 32; GSU roll: 6099043.
Citing this record
'William Day Keyworth (the elder)', 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=ann_1247864981, accessed 16 Aug 2022]
