Arthur Moon
Born 1835 (Circa)
Died 4 March 1888
Active: 1851 - 1888
Country of birth and death: England
Stonemason, stone carver, stone merchant
Born in Guildford (or Godalming), Surrey. His mother, Jane Moon (born c.1805 in St Pancras, London) was a builder. He owned the St. Nicholas Stone Works, Guildford, probably from c.1861.
Wealth at death: £1,427 10s. 8d.
Probate date: 10 May 1888
Locations
Address 8 Upper Dorset Street Belgrave Road London | View on map
1851 (Circa)
Address Bury Fields St Nicholas Guildford | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Personal and Professional Connections
Act on behalf of George Colley
1881
Moon was named as one of Colley's executors.
Apprenticed to George Colley
1851 (Circa)
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Apprentice to a Mason [and further mark possibly 'etc']', master presumed to be George Colley who was 'Carver & Mason' at this address, also the latter's son, Henry Colley, aged 19, 'Carver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Builder (?), his mother Jane is listed as 'Builder of the Ivory of ?' (possibly a public house)
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Master Mason (Employing 6 Men)'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Stone Merchant & Mason'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1479 folio 931 page 32
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
RG09 piece 427 folio 82 page 41
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 813 folio 39 page 27
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 778 folio 45 page 26
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: George Colley Probate Date: 20 Jun 1881 Death Date: 25 Mar 1881 Death Place: Surrey, England Registry: Principal Registry
Citing this record
'Arthur Moon', 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_1294607814, accessed 09 Feb 2023]
