Matthew Hawkins Johnson
Born 1831
Died 1 March 1909
Active: 1851 - 1881
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, architectural sculptor
Born in London. He was the son of Matthew Warton Johnson and is presumed to have trained in his father's workshop as well as working in partnership with him. There are further details of the firm in the record for Matthew Warton Johnson and in Roscoe, Hardy and Sullivan, 'A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851' (see reference below).
Wealth at death: £669 19s. 0d.
Probate date: 23 April 1909
Works
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Designed Monument to the Late Sir Robert Abercromby, Bart., of Birkenbog, Forglen House, Banffshire
Personal and Professional Connections
Collaborated with Matthew Warton Johnson
1859 (Circa)
Daughter/son/child of Matthew Warton Johnson
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Architectural Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Retired Sculptor'
Occupation given in London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
1859
'Sculptor' and his father, Matthew Warton Johnson 'Sculptor'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
pp. 670-1
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
Class: RG 9; Piece: 70; Folio: 63; Page: 20; GSU roll: 542567
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 137; Folio: 87; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341031
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 171; Folio: 45; Page: 40
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Matthew Hawkins Johnson
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Registration Year: 1909
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 77
Registration district: Islington
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 219
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Matthew Hawkins Johnson
Death Date: 1 Mar 1909
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Probate Date: 23 Mar 1909
Registry: London, England
London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
2010
Name: Matthew Hawkins Johnson
Gender: Male
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 7 Sep 1831
Baptism Place: St Marylebone, Westminster, England
Father: Matthew Warton Johnson
Mother: Anna Maria Johnson
London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
2010
Name: Matthew Hawkins Johnson
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 27
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1832
Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1859
Marriage Place: St John the Evangelist, Charlotte Street, Camden, England
Father: Matthew Warton Johnson
Spouse: Anna Elizabeth Inman
Register Type: Parish Register
The Builder, Vol. 17, 29 January 1859
29 January 1859
p. 82
Citing this record
'Matthew Hawkins Johnson', 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_1246464235, accessed 25 Sep 2023]
