Edwin Hobbs Senior
Born 1841 (Circa)
Died 26 November 1904
Active: 1861 - 1904
Country of birth and death: England
Architectural sculptor, sculptor, stone carver
Born in Box, Wiltshire. He was the son of James Hobbs (born c.1804 in Box, Wiltshire), stonemason and younger brother to Charles (born c.1834 in Corsham, Wiltshire) also a stonemason. Edwin is presumed to have learned his trade in his father's workshop. By 1861 he was working as journeyman stone carver on a job in Ipswich. Three years later, he went into partnership with the Lambeth based architectural sculptor, Thomas Earp (1828-93). Edwin managed the Manchester branch of the firm which was based in Lower Mosley Street. Hobbs had a son c.1883 also called Edwin, who by 1901 was working as a stone carver.
Wealth at death: £5,987 1s. 1d.
Probate resworn, originally: £2329 17s. 18d.
Probate date: 3 February 1905
Locations
Address Priory Lane Corsham | View on map
1851 (Circa)
Address Cheney Street Ipswich | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Lodging here with Charles Meacher, carpenter
Address 57 Francis Street Chorlton in Medlock Manchester | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Address 22 Talbot Street Moss Side Manchester | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 35 Heywood Street Moss Side Manchester | View on map
1891 (Circa)
Address 50 Manley Road Withington Manchester | View on map
1901 (Circa) - 1904
Living here at the time of his death
Institutional and Business Connections
Managed Earp, Hobbs & Miller (by 1900)
1864 - 1904
Edwin Hobbs (c.1841-1904) managed the Manchester branch of the firm established by Thomas Earp (1828-93)
Personal and Professional Connections
Mother/father/parent of Edwin Hobbs Junior
Partner of Thomas Earp
1864 - 1893
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Stone Carver' also at these lodgings, Charles Meacher, (born c.1821 in Shipden, Norfolk), carpenter.
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Architectural Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Architectural Sculptor' employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Stone Carver' employer and his son Edwin (born c.1883), also a 'Stone Carver' worker
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
2010
HO107 piece 1171 folio 4/67 page 9
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2005
HO107 piece 1836 folio 295 page 42
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
RG09 piece 1165 folio 163 page 8
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 3989 folio 0? page 12
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 3938 folio 41 page 16
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 3200; Folio 46; Page 3; GSU roll: 6098310
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 3672 folio 36 page 17
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Edwin Hobbs
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Year of Registration: 1904
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 64
District: Chorlton
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 471
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Edwin Hobbs
Probate Date: 3 Feb 1905
Death Date: 26 Nov 1904
Death Place: Manchester, England
Registry: London, England
Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester Public Sculpture of Britain
2004
p. 443
Citing this record
'Edwin Hobbs Senior', 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_1296937027, accessed 30 Sep 2023]
