George Nelson
Born 1810
Died 14 October 1888
Active: 1837 - 1881
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland. He was related to Thomas Nelson (1807-90) and James Nelson of Carlisle, owners of the Carlisle Marble Works. George became an assistant to Musgrave Watson, whose memorial he made for Carlisle Cathedral. He enrolled at the Royal Academy Schools in the late 1830s or early 1840s and won two prizes for his work. Nelson retained links with his native Cumbria, where he executed a number of memorials and monuments, whilst basing his career in London.
Wealth at death: £3,190 13s. 1d.
Probate date: 15 November 1888
Works
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Tablet to Musgrave Watson, Sculptor, Carlisle Cathedral
1859 (Circa)
Nelson had been an assistant to the sculptor, Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson (1804-47)
Locations
Address 26 Carburton Street London | View on map
1837 (Circa)
Address 24 King Wiliam Street Strand London | View on map
1839 (Circa)
Address 19 Belvedere Road Lambeth London | View on map
1840 (Circa) - 1845 (Circa)
Address 21 George Street Euston London | View on map
1847 (Circa)
Address 30 Bidborough Street Burton Crescent London | View on map
1851
Address Raven's Place 8 New Road London | View on map
1857 (Circa) - 1871 (Circa)
Address 275 Goldhawk Road Kensington London | View on map
1881 (Circa) - 1888
He died at this address
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1837 - 1869
Exhibited 12 times (5 times after 1851), fourteen works in all (a mix of portraits and ideal works)
Exhibited at Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations (London), 1851
1851
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Artist'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Sculptor'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
pp. 872-3
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
2004
HO107 piece 1061 folio 1/27 page 19
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1495 folio 26 page 45
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 23; Folio: 120; Page: 31; GSU roll: 542558
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 58; Folio: 86; Page: 44; GSU roll: 824573
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 53; Folio: 84; Page: 34; GSU roll: 1341012
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: George Nelson
Estimated birth year: abt 1810
Year of Registration: 1888
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 78
District: Fulham
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1a
Page: 143
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: George Nelson
Probate Date: 15 Nov 1888
Death Date: 14 Oct 1888
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: Principal Registry
The Builder, Vol. 17, 29 January 1859
29 January 1859
p. 82
Citing this record
'George Nelson', 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=msib5_1246462425, accessed 16 May 2022]
