George Henry Smith
Born 1880 (Circa)
Died 13 November 1948 (Presumed)
Active: 1891 - 1948
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor's moulder
Born in St. Pancras, London. He was the son of Charles James Smith Senior (1848-1918), who established a successful firm of plaster figure makers and sculptor's moulders. The business operated from Kentish Town and Tufnell Park from about 1900-51. Between c.1900-12 the firm expanded into the sale of scholastic casts. Their stock was predominantly casts of architectural sculpture but also included some statues and statuettes. This side of the business lasted until the mid-1920s after which George Henry and his brother, Charles James Junior, worked for sculptors as plaster moulders until their deaths. The details of his death and the information from the probate calendar given here are presumed to be correct.
There is a detailed account of the Smith family business by Peter Malone entitled 'How the Smiths made a living' in Rune Frederiksen and Eckart Marchand, 'Plaster Casts: Making, Collecting and Displaying from Classical Antiquity to the Present', De Gruyter, Berlin and New York, 2010, pp. 163-77.
Wealth at death: £6,785 13s. 4d.
Probate date: 27 April 1949
Locations
Address 15 Kentish Town London England | View on map
1900 (Circa) - 1901 (Circa)
Address 26 Clarence Road Kentish Town London England | View on map
1911 (Circa)
Address 47 Friern Barnet Lane Friern Barnet London England | View on map
1948
This is presumed to be his address at the time of his death.
Conducted a business at 1 Southcote Road Tufnell Park London England | View on map
1913 (Presumed) - 1948 (Presumed)
For the dates the Smiths were associated with this address, see Peter Malone (2010), p. 175.
Personal and Professional Connections
Brother/sibling of Charles James Smith Jnr
Daughter/son/child of Charles James Smith Snr
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Sculptor's moulder' worker
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Sculptor's Moulder' worker
Occupation given in England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Granted probate on his father's estate jointly with his brother, both sons described as 'sculptors' moulders'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 117 folio 67 page 40
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 147 folio 11 page 13
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN674 RG78PN23 RD9 SD1 ED23 SN368
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Charles James Smith
Probate Date: 23 Oct 1918
Death Date: 13 Sep 1918
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: London
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: George Henry Smith
Probate Date: 27 Apr 1949
Death Date: 13 Nov 1948
Death Place: Hertfordshire, England
Registry: London, England
Citing this record
'George Henry Smith', 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_1272672557, accessed 22 Sep 2023]
