Edwin Hobbs Junior
Born 1883 (Circa)
Died 15 December 1950
Active: 1901 - 1911
Country of birth and death: England
Stone carver, architectural sculptor
Born in Manchester. He was the son of Edwin Hobbs Senior (c.1841-1904), architectural sculptor and partner in the highly successful firm of ecclesiastical and architectural sculptors founded by Thomas Earp (1828-1893). His father managed the Manchester branch of the firm which was based in Lower Mosley Street. Edwin Hobbs Junior was working as a stone carver and architectural sculptor by about 1901. He seems to have become one of the partners in the family business after his father's death in 1904.
Wealth at death: £113 0s. 0d.
Probate date: 2 March 1951
Locations
Address 50 Manley Road Withington Manchester | View on map
1901 (Circa)
Address 15 Cavendish Road Clapham London | View on map
1911 (Circa)
Address 201 Elmhurst Mansions Edgeley Road London | View on map
1950
Living here at the time of his death
Institutional and Business Connections
Manager of Earp and Hobbs Ltd.
1911 (Circa)
May have become a manager of the London branch of the firm after his father's death in 1904
Worked for Earp, Hobbs & Miller (by 1900)
1901 (Circa)
May have become a partner after his father's death in 1904
Personal and Professional Connections
Daughter/son/child of Edwin Hobbs Senior
Partner of Harry Malcolm Miller
Miller was a partner of Earp, Hobbs & Miller by about 1900, it is assumed that Edwin Hobbs Junior was also a partner
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Stone Carver' worker and his father Edwin Hobbs Senior (born c.1841), 'Stone Carver' employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Architectural Sculptor' employer
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
RG13 piece 3672 folio 36 page 17
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
RG14PN2275 RG78PN77 RD26 SD4 ED25 SN44
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Edwin Hobbs
Probate Date: 2 Mar 1951
Death Date: 15 Dec 1950
Death Place: London, England
Registry: London, England
Citing this record
'Edwin Hobbs Junior', 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_1296939257, accessed 26 Mar 2023]
