William Plows
Born 12 April 1836
Died 7 March 1885
Active: 1851 - 1885
Country of birth and death: England
Stone carver, stonemason, sculptor, architectural sculptor, ornamental stone carver
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire. He was the son of Benjamin Plows a journeyman stonemason who settled in Westminster before 1851. William had a son Henry (born c.1861, Westminster) who also became a stonemason before 1881. There were a number of other Plows working as stonemasons or stone carvers in the Lambeth area in the 1880s: John Henry Plows (born c.1848 in London) and Richard Harry (born c.1854 in Pimlico), stonemason. It is possible John Henry was also a son of William. William Plows died in Lambeth in 1885.
Wealth at death: £1,401 4s. 7d.
Second grant 9 May 1894, £45
Probate date: 14 April 1885
Locations
Address 11 St Margaret's Place Westminster London | View on map
1851 (Circa) - 1861 (Circa)
Address Shepherd's Lane Brixton London | View on map
1880 (Circa)
Address 11 Bythorn Terrace Lambeth London | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 9 Santley Street Lambeth London | View on map
1881 (Circa) - 1885
Institutional and Business Connections
May be connected to Plows, Foxton and Co.
William died in 1885 but it is possible that one of his relatives was a partner in this business
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Kelly's London Suburban Directory: Southern, 1880 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Stone Carver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Stone Carver, Mason' also his son, Henry Plows (born c.1861 in Westminster, London) 'Stone Carver, Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Errand Boy (Lamp Manufacturer)' and his father, Benjamin (born c.1813) 'Stone Mason (Journeyman)'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Ornamental Stone Carver' and his father Benjamin (born c.1813) 'Mason'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1480 folio 624 page 43
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 54; Folio: 133; Page: 34; GSU roll: 542564
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 690 folio 56 page 7
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 624 folio 118 page 24
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: William Plows
Probate Date: 14 Apr 1885
Death Date: 7 Mar 1885
Death Place: Surrey, England
Registry: Principal Registry
Name: William Plows
Probate Date: 9 May 1894
Death Date: 7 Mar 1885
Death Place: Surrey, England
Registry: London
Kelly's London Suburban Directory: Southern, 1880 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1880
p. 1567
West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
2011
Name: William Plows
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1836
Parish: Leeds, St Peter (Leeds Parish Church)
Baptism Date: 1 May 1836
Father's Name: Benjamin Plows
Mother's Name: Phoebe Plows
Citing this record
'William Plows', 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_1296483755, accessed 22 Mar 2023]
