James Edward Hellyer Jnr
Born 1846
Died 11 November 1918
Active: 1871 - 1911
Country of birth and death: England
Wood carver, ship's carver
Born in Rotherhithe, Surrey. He belonged to a family of wood carvers specialising in ship carvings, James Hellyer and Sons of London and Portsmouth. Among the known members of the business were his grandfather, James Edward Hellyer Senior (1787-1872), his father, Frederick (1822-1906) and his uncle, James (1828-81). It is not certain how long James Edward Junior worked for the family firm. The details of his occupation given in the 1901 and 1911 Census Returns are ambiguous and suggest he may have been working on his own at this stage. He moved to Gateshead before 1911 and died there in 1918.
Wealth at death: £865 18s. 11d.
Probate date: 10 December 1918
Works
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Locations
Address 3 Grove Cottages Church Road East Ham England | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address Olive Cottage Church Road Woolston England | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Staying here with his uncle, Thomas, a wood carver
Address 47 Valetta Grove West Ham London England | View on map
1891 (Circa)
Address Elm Grove Obelisk Road Woolston England | View on map
1901 (Circa)
Address 66 Deckham Terrace Gateshead England | View on map
1911 (Circa) - 1918
Institutional and Business Connections
Traded as Hellyer & Son
Presume he worked for the family firm sometime in the 1880s and 1890s but this is not confirmed
Personal and Professional Connections
Collaborated with Sidney Nash Castle
Produced 'Oak carving: minature replicas of "Atlas" after the two stern figures taken off the "Téméraire" when broken up in 1838', shown at ACES exhibtion in 1888.
Daughter/son/child of Frederick Hellyer
Granddaughter/grandson/grandchild of James Edward Hellyer Snr
Niece/nephew of James Hellyer
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Carver (Wood)' also his uncle (referred to incorrectly as his brother), Thomas (born c.1825 in Portsea, Hampshire), 'Carver (Wood)'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Wood Carver' neither employer nor employed
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Wood Carver' own account and his son Edward Hellyer (born c.1886 in New Brompton, Kent) 'Wood Carver - apprentice' worker
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Wood Carver (Ship & Ornamental) worker
Sources
Arts and Crafts Society: Catalogue of the First Exhibition.
1888
p.183.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
Class: RG9; Piece: 1058; Folio: 23; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542744
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 1195 folio 67 page 42
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 1328 folio 98 page 36
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 1062 folio 109 page 7
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN30469 RG78PN1748B RD557 SD2 ED59 SN207
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: James E Hellyer
Death Registration Month/Year: 1918
Age at death (estimated): 72
Registration district: Gateshead
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 1955
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: James Edward Hellyer
Probate Date: 10 Dec 1918
Death Date: 11 Nov 1918
Death Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
Registry: Durham
London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
2010
Name: James Edward Hellyer
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1846
Baptism Date: 15 Jul 1846
Father's Name: Frederick Hellyer
Mother's Name: Barbara Hellyer
Parish or Poor Law Union: Rotherhithe St Mary
Borough: Southwark
Citing this record
'James Edward Hellyer Jnr', 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=msib2_1210090666, accessed 24 Sep 2023]
