Domenico Antonio Tonelli I
Born 1806 (Circa)
Died 11 May 1871
Active: 1861 - 1871
Country of birth: Italy
Country of death: England
Plaster figure maker, modeller
Born in the Lucca region, became a British subject before 1861. He was known both as Antonio and Domenico. Died in Croydon. His son, Domenico was his principal heir. Domenico's wife (born c.1807 in Ashwater, Devon) was described after his death as a 'Modeller's Widow' and their daughter Elizabeth (born c.1837 in Falmouth, Cornwall) worked as an 'Assistant to Modeller'.
Wealth at death: £450 0s. 0d.
Locations
Address Addiscombe Road Croydon London | View on map
1861 (Circa) - 1871 (Circa)
In 1861 listed with his son at the 'George the Fourth', presumably a public house, by 1871 living in neighboring house to his son with his workman, John P. Lucchesi (born c.1804 in Lucca)
Personal and Professional Connections
Grandmother/grandfather/grandparent to Domenico Antonio Tonelli III
Grandmother/grandfather/grandparent to James Tonelli
Mother/father/parent of Domenico Antonio Tonelli II
Tonelli II was named as his father's principal heir and described in the probate records as a 'modeller'
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Modelling of Plaster Figures'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Modeller & Casting of Enrichments'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 449; Folio: 128; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542640
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 843 folio 54 page 29
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 813; Folio: 59; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341192
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Domenico Antonio Tonelli
Probate Date: 1 Jun 1871
Death Date: 11 May 1871
Death Place: Surrey, England
Registry: Principal Registry
Citing this record
'Domenico Antonio Tonelli I', 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_1283174229, accessed 08 Feb 2023]
