James Mabey
Born 1812 (Circa)
Died 20 October 1883
Active: 1842 - 1871
Country of birth and death: England
Modeller, plasterer
Born in Langport, Somerset. He was the foreman modeller employed at the Palace of Westminster, engaged by John Thomas in 1842. His son, Charles Henry Mabey (born 1836) was also a highly successful architectural and monumental sculptor. James's grandson, Charles Henry Mabey Junior (born 1867) also continued the family business. into the 1930s.
Wealth at death: £1,127 10s. 8d.
Probate date: 19 April 1884
Works
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Testamonial to the Memory of Henry Handley, Esq., MP for South Lincolnshire
1851
Locations
Address 26 Paradise Street Lambeth London | View on map
1851 - 1861
Address 22 Loughboro Road Lambeth London | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations (London), 1851
1851
Institutional and Business Connections
Studied at Royal Academy Schools
1866 (Presumed)
Awarded a silver medal for the best model from the antique in 1866. See Royal Academy 'Annual Report', (1867), p. 43.
Traded as James Mabey
Personal and Professional Connections
Employee of John Thomas
1842 (Circa)
Thomas employed Mabey as the foreman modeller at the Palace of Westminster
Grandmother/grandfather/grandparent to Charles Henry Mabey Junior
Mother/father/parent of Charles Henry Mabey
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Modeller and plasterer employing one man and one boy'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Plasterer'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Plasterer'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 770
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
Class: HO107; Piece: 1571; Folio: 201; Page: 10; GSU roll: 174805
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 352; Folio: 108; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542621
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 687; Folio: 73; Page: 13; GSU roll: 823334
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: James Mabey
Probate Date: 19 Apr 1884
Death Date: 20 Oct 1883
Death Place: Surrey, England
Registry: Principal Registry
Victorian Sculpture
1982
p. 234
Citing this record
'James Mabey', 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=msib7_1206544046, accessed 31 Jan 2023]
