William Farmer
Born 1825
Died 6 November 1879
Active: 1851 - 1879
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, architectural sculptor, business owner
Born in Derby. Died in London. He was the founder of the firm that became Farmer and Brindley in the 1860s after he went into partnership with William Brindley. There are more details of their work in the record for Farmer and Brindley.
Wealth at death: £20,000 0s. 0d.
Probate date: 10 December 1879
Locations
Address 2 Cottage Road Knightsbridge London | View on map
1851 (Circa)
At this date Cottage Road was in Westminster
Address 4 Meads Place Lambeth London | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address 67 Westminster Bridge Road London | View on map
1871 (Circa) - 1879
Institutional and Business Connections
Partner in Farmer and Brindley
1851 (Circa) - 1879
Farmer initially worked on his own and then entered into partnership with his employee, William Brindley in the late 1860s
Personal and Professional Connections
Partner of William Brindley
1868 (Circa) - 1879
William Farmer originally employed Brindley as a stone carver, they became business partners in the late 1860s.
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Sculptor in Stone'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Sculptor'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1477 folio 466 page 38
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
RG09 piece 351 folio 11 page 24
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 657 folio 18 page 29
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: William Farmer
Probate Date: 1879
Death Date: 11 Nov 1879
Registry: Principal Registry
Citing this record
'William Farmer', 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_1269788574, accessed 02 Feb 2023]
