William John (1860 - 1952)

Born 21 Feb 1860 in Canton, Cardiff, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Marthe (Weiss) John — married about 23 Aug 1890 in St George Hanover Square, London, England

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1952 at age 92 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Goscombe John is Notable.

Goscombe John was born in Glamorgan, Wales.

William John was born on 21 February 1860 at 3 Union Street, Canton, Glamorgan, Wales. ^[1] William John is the son of Thomas John, a wood carver, and Elizabeth Smith.

In the 1861 Census, 1 year old son William John was at home in Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales with his parents Thomas (a Carpenter, aged 26) and Elizabeth (aged 28). ^[2]

In the 1871 Census, William John (aged 11) was living at home in Canton, Glamorgan, Wales with his parents Thomas (a Wood Carver) and Elizabeth ^[3] and his siblings:

• Thomas John (aged 9);
• James John aged 6; and
• Mary Susanna John aged 2.

The children were all born in Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales.

In the 1881 Census, William John aged 21 and employed as a Carver, was living with his parents Thomas (described as a Wood & Stone Carver) and Elizabeth in Wyndham Street, Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales ^[4] and his siblings:

• Thomas John (aged 19 and described as an unemployed Carpenter);
• James John aged 16; and
• Mary Susanna John aged 12.

Also in the household was Noah John (aged 55), the unmarried brother of his father who was employed as a Carpenter Foreman.

As a young man he adopted the first name Goscombe, taken from the name of a village in Gloucestershire near his mother's home. ^[5] Goscombe John was a Welsh Sculptor.

In the September quarter of 1890, William married Anna Martha Weiss who was born in Switzerland about 1864. ^[6]

In the 1901 Census, William (a Sculptor) and his wife Anna Martha John were at home in St Mark Hamilton Terrace, St John, London and their daughter Muriel Goscombe John (aged 8). ^[7]

William John was knighted in 1911 and won the Gold Medal of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1942.

On the 1911 Census, William Goscombe John (described as a Sculptor Royal Academician) and his wife Anna Martha were at home in 24 Greville Place, Maida Vale, North West London along with their only child Muriel Goscombe John and Clara Weiss, the widowed mother of Anna Martha. ^{[8] [9]}

Sir William Goscombe John of 24 Greville Road, St Johns Wood, London died on 15 December 1952 ^[10] with Probate in London on 6 March to Frederick Luke Val Fildes barrister at law, Muriel Goscombe Fildes, and William Francis Smith ^[11]solicitor. Effects $35,150 10 shillings and 5 pence.

Sir William Goscombe John was buried at Hampstead Cemetery in Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England. ^[12]

Goscombe John designed many statues and monuments including the Port Sunlight War Memorial, Llandaff and Llandaff Cathedral School War Memorial and the Equestrian statue of Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar in Cathays Park.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 7 February 2021), database entry for JOHN, WILLIAM (Mother's maiden surname: SMITH). GRO Reference: 1860 J Quarter in CARDIFF Volume 11A Page 221.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDXZ-K6X : 16 November 2020), William John in entry for Thomas John, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDXZ-K6X : 16 November 2020), William John in entry for Thomas John, 1871.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W9-3CPH : 11 December 2017), William John in household of Thomas John, Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 62, Piece/Folio 5281/161, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,450.
5. ↑ "John, Sir William Goscombe (1860–1952), sculptor and medallist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED TO ACCESS.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DF4-RT4 : 13 December 2014), William Goscombe John, 1890; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1890, quarter 3, vol. 1A, p. 956, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9C2-885 : 20 May 2019), William G John, St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St John subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/22894887?h=35085c&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url) Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA) Series RG14, 1911.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW2Z-RP3 : 1 August 2019), William John, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 7 February 2021), database entry for JOHN, WILLIAM GOSCOMBE. (Age at death: 92). GRO Reference: 1952 D Quarter in HAMPSTEAD Volume 05C Page 1073.
11. ↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright. (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/22894459?h=4b3159&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url)
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 February 2021), memorial page for Sir William Goscombe John (21 Feb 1860–15 Dec 1952), Find a Grave Memorial no. 31711461, citing Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England ; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479).

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goscombe_John