Henry Frith
Born 1820 (Circa)
Died 27 February 1863
Active: 1841 - 1863
Country of birth and death: England
Wood carver, stone carver, sculptor, possibly also silversmith
Born in Westminster. He was the father of the sculptor and teacher William Silver Frith (1850-1924) and the grandfather of Edgar Silver Frith (1890-1974) sculptor. In 1841 Henry was either working as a carver in Dunchurch, Warwickshire or as a silversmith in Finsbury. Based on the evidence of the birthplace of his oldest son Henry (born c.1848 in Bridgetts sp?), his work then took him to Cheshire and possibly other counties. By 1850 Frith had settled in Leicester where he ran a sculpture, stone and wood carving business which was employing two masons, a boy and an apprentice (perhaps one of his sons) in 1861. Soon after this he moved to Gloucester where he died in 1863.
Wealth at death: £100 0s. 0d.
Effects under £100
Probate date: 24 September 1863
Locations
Address Gee Street Finsbury London | View on map
1841 (Circa)
This is the address for Henry Frith 'silversmith'
Address The Alley or Lane Dunchurch | View on map
1841 (Circa)
This is the address for Henry Frith 'carver'
Address 16 Regent Street Leicester | View on map
1851 (Circa)
Address Brook (?) Street Leicester | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address Worcester Parade Worcester | View on map
1863
Personal and Professional Connections
Grandmother/grandfather/grandparent to Edgar Silver Frith
Mother/father/parent of William Silver Frith
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
'Silversmith' in Finsbury OR more probably a 'Carver' lodging in Dunchurch, Warwickshire
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Stone & Wood Carver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Sculptor in Wood & Stone employing 2 Masons, 1 Boy and 1 Appr[entice]'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
2004
HO107 piece 668 folio 5/12 page 16 OR Class: HO107; Piece: 1137; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Dunchurch; County: Warwickshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 12; Page: 16; Line: 23; GSU roll: 464176.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
Class: HO107; Piece: 2090; Folio: 509; Page: 8; GSU roll: 87718.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 1768; Folio: 66; Page: 40; GSU roll: 542865.
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Henry Frith
Probate Date: 24 Sep 1863
Death Date: 27 Feb 1863
Death Place: Gloucestershire, England
Registry: Gloucester
Citing this record
'Henry Frith', 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_1329841478, accessed 06 Feb 2023]
