Domenico Antonio Tonelli II
Born 1834
Died 4 December 1919
Active: 1861 - 1919
Country of birth: Wales
Country of death: England
Plaster figure maker, modeller
Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. His son, Domenico Antonio (born c.1865 in Croydon) was a stone carver and mason who went on to become a sculptor. Domenico II married Ellen Jackson (born c.1842 in Hartest, Suffolk) who joined the family business as a plaster modeller. In 1881 a Charles Foreman (born c.1862 in Hartest, Suffolk) was boarding with Domenico and Ellen and working as a 'Modeller's Labourer'. His sister, Elizabeth Tonelli also worked as an assistant modeller. Probate was granted to his two sons, Domenico III and James.
Wealth at death: £1,878 15s. 7d.
Probate date: 10 March 1919
Locations
Address Addiscombe Road Croydon London England | View on map
1861 (Circa) - 1871 (Circa)
In 1861 listed with his father at the 'George the Fourth', presumably a public house, by 1871 married and living in neighboring house to his father, Domenico Tonelli I
Address George Street Croydon London England | View on map
1881 (Circa)
In the neighboring house were his mother and sister, Elizabeth (born c.1837 in Falmouth, Cornwall) described as an 'Assistant to Modeller'
Address 68 Edridge Road Croydon London England | View on map
1901 (Circa) - 1919
Personal and Professional Connections
Daughter/son/child of Domenico Antonio Tonelli I
Tonelli II was named as his father's principal heir and described in the probate records as a 'modeller'
Mother/father/parent of James Tonelli
Mother/father/parent of Domenico Antonio Tonelli III
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'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Plaster Modeller [employing] 2 Men 1 Woman', his wife Ellen is also a 'Plaster Modeller', also at this address are his son Domenico (born c.1866 in Croydon) 'Carver & Mason' and Charles Foreman, boarder, 'Modeller's Labourer'. In the neighboring house is his sister, Elizabeth (born c.1837 in Falmouth, Cornwall) 'Assistant to Modeller'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Retired Modeller in Plaster of Paris and Cement' and his son James (born c.1870 in Croydon) who is continuing the business
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
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
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 636 folio 44 page 28
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Domenico A Tonelli Death Registration Month/Year: 1919 Age at death (estimated): 86 Registration district: Croydon Inferred County: Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 308
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Domenico Antonio Tonelli
Probate Date: 10 Mar 1920
Death Date: 4 Dec 1919
Death Place: Surrey, England
Registry: London
Citing this record
'Domenico Antonio Tonelli II', 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_1283178635, accessed 29 Sep 2023]
