John Bernard Hardman
Born 5 May 1843
Died 1 November 1903
Country of birth and death: England
Director of stained glass and ecclesiastical metal works
Born at the family home, St John's, Hunter's Lane, Handsworth, Staffordshire. His death was registered in King's Norton, Worcestershire. Eldest son of John Hardman (1811-67). Two of his children joined the business - John Tarleton Hardman, born c.1873 who was a stained glass artist and Gerald James Hardman, born c. 1875, who was an art metal manufacturer.
Locations
Address St John's Hunter's lane Handsworth England | View on map
1851 (Circa) - 1891 (Circa)
Address 150 Hagley Road Edgbaston England | View on map
1901 (Circa)
Institutional and Business Connections
Director of John Hardman and Company
1863 (Circa) - 1903 (Circa)
See 'Birmingham Daily Post', 2 November, 1903 in 'Birmingham Biography', vol. 4, p. 100.
Personal and Professional Connections
Cousin of John Hardman Powell
Cousin of Henry Powell
Cousin of Edward Powell
Daughter/son/child of John Hardman
Granddaughter/grandson/grandchild of John Hardman Snr
Mother/father/parent of John Tarleton Hardman
Mother/father/parent of Gerald James Hardman
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Medieval metal worker, employing 150 men and a few women' [note: number of employees could be 160]
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Town Councillor Manufr. of Metal Work Ivory and Stained Glass Painter (142 hands)'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Stained Glass Manufacturer' and employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Stained Glass and Art Metal Manufacturer'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Goldsmith'
Sources
Birmingham Biography, Newspaper Cuttings, 1902-3 Birmingham Biography
1902 (Circa)
pp. 100-101.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
Class: RG9; Piece: 2020; Folio: 28; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542904
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 2971; Folio: 5; Page: 4; GSU roll: 836431
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 2834; Folio: 44; Page: 27; GSU roll: 1341679
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 2261; Folio 24; Page 41; GSU roll: 6097371
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 2814; Folio: 144; Page: 2
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
2004
Ann Eatwell and Ruth Gosling, ‘Hardman family (per. c.1820–1935)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/67862, accessed 11 Jan 2010]
Victorian Memorial Brasses
1983
pp. 29-30
Citing this record
'John Bernard Hardman', 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=msib4_1237375927, accessed 23 Sep 2023]
