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Canton, Cardiff
St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield
Caernarfon Castle
Northumberland Fusiliers War Memorial, Newcastle upon Tyne
Hampstead Cemetery
Port Sunlight War Memorial
William Goscombe John 1860-1952 is in Sculptors.
On 21st February 1860 William Goscombe John was born to Thomas John and Elizabeth Smith in Canton, Cardiff.
In August 1890 William Goscombe John (age 30) and Marthe Weiss were married.
On 22nd August 1903 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 73) died. Monument at St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield [Map] by William Goscombe John (age 43). His son James (age 41) succeeded 4th Marquess Salisbury in Wiltshire, 10th Earl Salisbury. Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire. Note the St George Pendant signifying his being a Knight of the Garter.
Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury: On 15th July 1867 she was born to Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran and Edith Jocelyn. On 17th May 1887 James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury and she were married. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran and Edith Jocelyn. He the son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury and Georgina Alderson Marchioness of Salisbury. On 5th February 1955 Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury died.
Academy Architecture 1905. 1905. A Drummer Boy, Dettingen, 1743, Part of the Memorial to the King's Liverpool Regiment. W. Goscombe John (age 44), A. R. A., Sculptor.
In 1911 William Goscombe John (age 50) was knighted during the investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales (age 16) at Caernarfon Castle [Map].
In 1915 [his son-in-law] Frederick Luke Val Fildes and [his daughter] Muriel John were married. She the daughter of William Goscombe John (age 54) and [his wife] Marthe Weiss. He the son of Luke Fildes (age 71).
In 1923 [his wife] Marthe Weiss died. She was buried at Hampstead Cemetery.
"The Response" aka Northumberland Fusiliers War Memorial, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] Sculpted by William Goscombe John (age 63). The memorial was inauguratred on the 5th of July, 1923, by the Prince of Wales (age 29).
A portryal of the spirit of 1914 with which Great Britain entered WWI. The memorial was given by sghip-owner and MP Sir George Renwick to commemorate the raising of the B. Coy. 9th Battalion and the 16th, 18th and 19th Service Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers.
The Times. 24th October 1928. The King was represented by Sir Harry Verney, and the Prince of Wales by the Hon Bruce Ogilvy, and Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll by Col B. W. L. MacMahon at the service for Sir Frank Dicksee which took place yesterday in Westminster Abbey. The Dean of Westminster officiated, assisted by Canon Storr, and the Reverend H. L. Nixon. A procession was formed at the West Door, and proceeded through the nave headed by the full choir and clergy.
The Pall Bearers were all titled with the exception of J. W. MacKail the distinguished academic and son-in-law of Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Amongst the mourners were many members of the Dicksee family, including Miss Mary Dicksee (sister), and Mr Herbert Thomas Dicksee. Official representatives included The French Ambassador, the Belgian Ambassador. The Brazilian Ambassador, the Swedish Minister, the High Commissioners for Australia and New Zealand, and (the 2nd) Lord Leverhume. Also present were many Academicians including W. Ouless, Sir John Lavery (age 72), W. Goscombe-John (age 68). Mrs Blair Leighton, widow of Edmund, and Lady East (age 83), widow of Sir Alfred were also among the mourners. The list of mourners in The Times includes many of the most distinguished people of the day.
On 15th December 1952 William Goscombe John (age 92) died. He was buried at Hampstead Cemetery.
[his daughter] Muriel John was born to William Goscombe John and Marthe Weiss.
The Port Sunlight War Memorial [Map] was unveiled in 1921. On the memorial are the names of all of the company's employees who died as a result of both World Wars. Sculpted by William Goscombe John. The memorial cost £10,000; it was paid for by Lever Brothers Ltd and through public subscription. The bronzes were cast by A. B. Burton. The stone is Devon granite.
