John Daymond III
Born 1847 (Circa)
Died 20 March 1934
Active: 1871 - 1911
Country of birth and death: England
Stone carver, architectural sculptor
Born in Westminster, London. He was the third of four generations of stone masons and architectural sculptors who operated a business from near Vincent Square in London. His grandfather, John Daymond I started the firm c.1841 and it was continued by his father John Daymond II (c.1821-1898). John Daymond III was apprenticed as a stone carver by the age of 14 and took over the family business in the 1890s. Details of some of the architects and architectural carvings associated with the family are given in the record for John Daymond II. Daymond III had a son, John Dudley Daymond (1879-1954) who also became an architectural sculptor and took over the management of the firm before 1935.
Wealth at death: £1,117 4s. 7d.
Probate date: 16 May 1934
Locations
Address 5 Regent Place Westminster London | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address 4 Edward Street Vincent Square London | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Address 55 Studley Road Lambeth London | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 11 East Parade Hastings | View on map
1891
Lodging at this address with his family
Address 189 Bedford Hill Streatham London | View on map
1901 (Circa)
Address 64 Crescent Lane Clapham Park London | View on map
1934
Residence when died
Personal and Professional Connections
Daughter/son/child of John Daymond II
Granddaughter/grandson/grandchild of John Daymond I
Mother/father/parent of John Dudley Daymond IV
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
John Daymond II 'Stone Carver' and John Daymond III also 'Stone Carver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
John Daymond II 'Carver & Mason Employing 3 Men and 1 Boy' and John Daymond III 'Carver Stone & Marble'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Architectural Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Architectural Sculptor' employer and his son John D. Daymond (born c.1880) 'Architectural Sculptor' worker
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Architectural Sculptor' employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Sculptor' employer
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
RG09 piece 49 folio 147 page 7
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 123 folio 37 page 23
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 604 folio 124 page 5
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 760 folio 58 page 22
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 472 folio 78 page 7
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN2020 RG78PN71 RD25 SD3 ED14 SN53
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: John Daymond
Probate Date: 16 May 1934
Death Date: 20 Mar 1934
Death Place: Surrey, England
Registry: London
Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster Public Sculpture of Britain Volume Five
2012
p. 443
Citing this record
'John Daymond III', 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_1291666658, accessed 04 Oct 2023]
