Mahala Bartington
Born 1785 (Circa)
Died 29 July 1860
Active: 1838 - 1860
Country of birth and death: England
Carver, gilder
Born in Suffolk. Her first husband was Samuel Barnfield Bartington (c.1783-1838 or 1845), a cabinet maker. Mahala had two children with Samuel Elizabeth (born c.1825) and Benjamin Barnfield Bartington (born c.1828). In 1838 she may have married Henry Hale or Hall, son of James who were both painters. Henry was living at 11 Museum Street at the time of their marriage. The marriage banns say her father was Samuel Bartington and that he was a picture dealer. At some point before 1848 she set up business as a carver and gilder at 58 Wardour Street and remained in business until close to her death. The residuary legatee was Benjamin Bartington who was described as a Carver and Gilder in the Probate Calendar and working from the premises in Wardour Street.
Wealth at death: £200 0s. 0d.
Effects under this amount
Probate date: 28 February 1861
Locations
Address Beckford Row Newington London | View on map
1825 (Circa)
Living here with her first husband and children
Address 25 Cumberland Market Regent's Park London | View on map
1838 (Circa)
Address 58 Wardour Street Soho London | View on map
1848 (Circa) - 1860
Institutional and Business Connections
Traded as Mrs. M. Bartington
1848 (Circa) - 1860
Sometime in the 1850s her son Benjamin joined the business.
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Carver & Gilder'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2005
Class: HO107; Piece: 1510; Folio: 199; Page: 47; GSU roll: 87844
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Mahala Bartington
Probate Date: 28 Feb 1861
Death Date: 29 Jul 1860
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: Principal Registry
London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
2010
Name: Benjamin Banfield Bartington
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 17 Aug 1828
Father's Name: Samuel Banfield Bartington
Mother's name: Mahala Bartington
Parish or Poor Law Union: Walworth St Peter
Borough: Southwark
Register Type: Parish Registers
London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
2010
Name: Mahala Bartington
Spouse Name: Henry Hall
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 8 Jan 1838
Parish: Bloomsbury St George
Borough: Camden
Father Name: Samuel Bartington
Spouse Father: James Hall
Register Type: Parish Register
Citing this record
'Mahala Bartington', 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_1404157504, accessed 02 Oct 2023]
