Thomas Bedford Snr
Born 1796 (Circa)
Died 9 February 1875
Active: 1851 - 1875
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, statuary mason, proprietor of houses
Born in Brentwood, Essex.
Wealth at death: £4,000 0s. 0d.
Probate date: May 1875
Locations
Address 43 North Row Park Lane | View on map
1851 (Circa)
Address Mulgrave Road Sutton | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address Essex Villa Mulgrave Road Sutton | View on map
1875
Place of death
Personal and Professional Connections
Mother/father/parent of Thomas Bedford Jnr
Mother/father/parent of John Grey Bedford
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Statuary Mason (Master, 10 men)' also his son John Grey Bedford 'Sculptor' and nephew George Ellis (born c.1829 in Spitalfields, Middlesex) 'Stone Carver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Proprietor of Houses'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 88-9
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1475 folio 287 page 19
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 418; Folio: 128; Page: 36; GSU roll: 542634
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Thomas Bedford
Probate Date: 6 Mar 1875
Death Date: 9 Feb 1875
Death Place: Surrey, England
Registry: Principal Registry
Citing this record
'Thomas Bedford Snr', 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_1277928643, accessed 22 Jan 2021]
