Edwin S. Bonehill - Birmingham - Bookplate
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:20 pm
A bookplate found in a copy of The Art of the Goldsmith and Jeweller by Thomas B. Wigley, published in 1898. The book was awarded to Edwin S. Bonehill as first prize for Success at the City & Guilds of London Institute exam in Silversmiths' work (Ordinary Grade).
As can be seen, Edwin Bonehill was a student at the Birmingham Jewellers' and Silversmiths' Association's Vittoria Street School during the session 1897-98.
The book was the gift of the Birmingham diamond and precious stone expert, Augustus A. Fridlander of Vyse Street, Birmingham, one of the leading lights in the Birmingham jewellery trade.
The bookplate is signed by the Chairman of the Birmingham Jewellers' and Silversmiths' Association, George Hope Johnstone, another leading light of the Birmingham jewellery trade and head of the manufacturing jewellers, G.H. Johnstone & Co.Ltd., of Northampton Street, Birmingham. It is dated 23rd November 1898.
Did Edwin Bonehill make it as a silversmith? It would appear that he did, below are the known details so far:
Edwin Stutley Bonehill was born in 1878 at Harborne, Staffordshire, the son of William Bonehill and Ann Carrington. (Harborne is three miles (5 km) southwest from Birmingham city centre).
Census Details:
1881 Census: Edwin S, 3, born Harborne, Staffordshire, was with his parents William, 36, Hardware Warehouseman from Birmingham, and Ann, 36, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, at 84, King Edward Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. With him were his siblings William H, 10, Scholar born Birmingham, Elizabeth J, 5, Scholar born Harborne, Staffordshire, and Ellen D, 9 months, born Birmingham.
1891 Census: Edwin S, 13, Scholar born Harborne, Staffordshire, was with his parents William, 46, Hardware Warehouseman from Birmingham, Warwickshire, and Ann, 46, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, at 47 Prescott Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. With him were his siblings William H, 20, Assistant School Teacher born Birmingham, Warwickshire, Elizabeth A J, 15, Pupil Teacher born Harborne, Staffordshire, and Albert J, 8, born Birmingham, Warwickshire.
1901 Census: Edwin S, 23, Engraver Silversmith born Harborne, Staffordshire, was with his parents William, 56, Warehouse Man from Birmingham, Warwickshire, and Ann, 56, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, at 22 Twyning Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. With him were his siblings Elizabeth A, 25, School Mistress born Harborne, Staffordshire, and Albert J, 18, Manufacturer Chemist born Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Any further details regarding Edwin Stutley Bonehill would be greatly appreciated.
Trev.
As can be seen, Edwin Bonehill was a student at the Birmingham Jewellers' and Silversmiths' Association's Vittoria Street School during the session 1897-98.
The book was the gift of the Birmingham diamond and precious stone expert, Augustus A. Fridlander of Vyse Street, Birmingham, one of the leading lights in the Birmingham jewellery trade.
The bookplate is signed by the Chairman of the Birmingham Jewellers' and Silversmiths' Association, George Hope Johnstone, another leading light of the Birmingham jewellery trade and head of the manufacturing jewellers, G.H. Johnstone & Co.Ltd., of Northampton Street, Birmingham. It is dated 23rd November 1898.
Did Edwin Bonehill make it as a silversmith? It would appear that he did, below are the known details so far:
Edwin Stutley Bonehill was born in 1878 at Harborne, Staffordshire, the son of William Bonehill and Ann Carrington. (Harborne is three miles (5 km) southwest from Birmingham city centre).
Census Details:
1881 Census: Edwin S, 3, born Harborne, Staffordshire, was with his parents William, 36, Hardware Warehouseman from Birmingham, and Ann, 36, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, at 84, King Edward Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. With him were his siblings William H, 10, Scholar born Birmingham, Elizabeth J, 5, Scholar born Harborne, Staffordshire, and Ellen D, 9 months, born Birmingham.
1891 Census: Edwin S, 13, Scholar born Harborne, Staffordshire, was with his parents William, 46, Hardware Warehouseman from Birmingham, Warwickshire, and Ann, 46, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, at 47 Prescott Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. With him were his siblings William H, 20, Assistant School Teacher born Birmingham, Warwickshire, Elizabeth A J, 15, Pupil Teacher born Harborne, Staffordshire, and Albert J, 8, born Birmingham, Warwickshire.
1901 Census: Edwin S, 23, Engraver Silversmith born Harborne, Staffordshire, was with his parents William, 56, Warehouse Man from Birmingham, Warwickshire, and Ann, 56, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, at 22 Twyning Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. With him were his siblings Elizabeth A, 25, School Mistress born Harborne, Staffordshire, and Albert J, 18, Manufacturer Chemist born Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Any further details regarding Edwin Stutley Bonehill would be greatly appreciated.
Trev.