John Ely Hinchliffe
Other names: Elley and Hinchliff (spelling variations)
Born 1777
Died 23 November 1867
Active: 1814 - 1860
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor
Born in London. He may be related to the Hinchliffe family of masons active in the late 18th century.
John Hinchliffe was an assistant to John Flaxman from 1805 until the latter's death in 1826. He completed several unfinished works in the studio, including the statue of John Philip Kemble. Hinchliffe's own works largely comprise funerary monuments and busts. There are works by Hinchliffe in India, and some are on public display in Mumbai.
He was the father of the engraver, John James Hinchliffe. They and their families lived next door to each other in Mornington Place for many years. John Ely retired from practice by 1861 and died six year later aged 90.
This record includes information submitted by Raj Kumar Mundra.
Locations
Address 5 Mornington Place Hampstead Road London England | View on map
1815 - 1860
From c.1841 John James Hinchliffe, son of John Ely, and an engraver, lived in the adjacent house at 4 Mornington Place.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1814 - 1847
Exhibited 26 times, usually one or two works per year.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
p. 1365
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1860 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
p. 1803
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Retired Sculptor'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
pp. 618-21
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
2010
Class: HO107; Piece 684; Book: 5; Civil Parish: St Pancras; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 18; Page: 36; Line: 9; GSU roll: 438800
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2005
Class: HO107; Piece: 1493; Folio: 275; Page: 20; GSU roll: 87822-87823
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
Class: RG9; Piece: 95; Folio: 116; Page: 21; GSU roll: 542572
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: John Ely Hinchliff
Estimated birth year: abt 1777
Year of Registration: 1867
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 90
District: Pancras (1837-1901)
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1b
Page: 9
Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1851
p. 1365
Post Office London Directory, 1860 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1860
p. 1803
Citing this record
'John Ely Hinchliffe', 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_1278117460, accessed 24 Sep 2023]
