George Wills
Born 1827 (Circa)
Died 1867 (Presumed)
Active: 1851 - 1861
Country of birth and death: England
Plasterer, modeller in stone
Born in Islington, London. Son of William Wills (born c.1801 in Ashburton, Devon), plasterer. He and Thomas (later a partner in business with his brother William John) both worked in their father's trade about 1851. William John was a modeller to a silversmith at that date and another brother, Frederick (born c.1830 in St Pancras), was a modeller of maps.
Locations
Address 13 Harrison Street St Pancras London | View on map
1851 (Circa)
Living here with his family
Address 12 Euston Road London | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Living here with his family
Personal and Professional Connections
Brother/sibling of Thomas Wills
Brother/sibling of William John Wills
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Modeller in Stone'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Plasterer' this was also his father and younger brother Thomas's trade. William John (later business partner with Thomas) was a 'Modeller to a Silversmith' and Frederick was a 'Modeller of Maps'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1495 folio 718 page 10
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
RG09 piece 118 folio 56 page 13
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Tentative association based on William being George Wills' father's name and the district in which he lived:
Name: William George Wills
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Year of Registration: 1867
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 39
District: Islington
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1b
Page: 246
Citing this record
'George Wills', 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_1285791504, accessed 01 Apr 2023]
