James Stephen Farley
Born 27 February 1832
Died January 1867
Active: 1851 - 1867
Country of birth and death: England
Stonemason, monumental sculptor, letter cutter
Born in Islington, London. He was the son of James Samuel Farley (1811-66) and probably a cousin of Joseph Farley (born c.1847). James Stephen worked for the family firm of monumental masons and died a year after his father in 1867.
Locations
Address 12 Goswell Road London | View on map
1851 (Circa)
Address Hope Cottage Kensal Place London | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Institutional and Business Connections
Traded as James Samuel Farley
1851 - 1867
Worked for the firm established by his father but died in 1867
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Letter Cutter in Stone'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Marble Mason Monumental Letter Cutter'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 417
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1519 folio 64 page 13
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
RG09 piece 785 folio 50 page 24
London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
2010
Name: James Stephen Farley
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1832
Baptism Date: 12 Jun 1832
Father's name: James Samuel Farley
Mother's name: Harriott Farley
Parish or Poor Law Union: Islington St Mary
Borough: Islington
Citing this record
'James Stephen Farley', 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_1292601567, accessed 21 Mar 2023]
