Roger Hedley
Born 17 April 1879
Died 26 May 1970
Active: 1901
Country of birth and death: England
Wood carver, sculptor
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was the son of Ralph Hedley (1849-1913), a wood carver who established a very successful business and was a painter as well as a sculptor. Roger ran the family wood carving and architectural sculpture firm until the 1930s or 1940s when it was handed down to Ralph Hedley, probably a son or other relative.
Locations
Address 19 Belle Grove Terrace Spital Tongues Newcastle-upon-Tyne England | View on map
1891 (Circa) - 1901 (Circa)
Address 112 Glenthorn Road Jesmond Newcastle-upon-Tyne England | View on map
1911 (Circa)
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Wood Carver' worker and his father, Ralph, 'Sculp. Artist & Wood Carver' employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Sculptor - Artistic & Architectural' working on own account
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 4204; Folio 7; Page 7; GSU roll: 6099314
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 4779; Folio: 14; Page: 16
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN30572 RG78PN1752 RD558 SD2 ED15 SN239
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Roger Hedley
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1879
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1970
Age at Death: 91
Registration district: Northumberland Central
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 1b
Page: 769
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Roger Hedley
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1879
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Inferred County: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 10b
Page: 64
Citing this record
'Roger Hedley', 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_1326201074, accessed 25 Sep 2023]
