John Cheltenham Wake
{{Short description|English painter (1834–1882)}}
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| birth_date = 1837
| death_date = 1882
| nationality = English
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John Cheltenham Wake (1834–1882) was an English oil painter who specialised in seascape and marine art.
Biography
Parents:
John Wake (abt 1808-1868) married Sarah Cheltenham (1810-1863) on 24 Oct 1831 at St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England.London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935
They had seven children including John Cheltenham Wake.
John Wake was born in Bloomsbury in about 1808, son of John Wake.
Sarah Cheltenham was born in Shaftesbury in 1810, daughter of John Cheltenham, victualler (of the Swan Inn, Shaftesbury), and Sarah Cheltenham nee Hunt.
John Cheltenham Wake:
Born 27 Sep 1834 and baptised on 19 Oct 1834 at St George Bloomsbury, Camden, Middlesex. Records show John, son of John and Sarah Wake, of Duke Street, father's occupation a coach trimmer.London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920
1841 census: Age 6. With family at 38 Monmouth St, Finsbury, with father's occupation a coach trimmer.1841 census HO 107/673/18 page 40 folio 24
1851 census: Age 16. With family at 7 Rose Square, Islington, Liverpool. John is listed as 16 years old, an apprentice gilder, born Middlesex. With parents (John 43, born Bloomsbury, London, coach trimmer, and Sarah 42 born Shrewsbury), siblings Ellen, Douglas and Alfred.1851 census HO 107/2185 page 43 folio 485 NB Alfred was their only child to have a middle name of Cheltenham registered at birth.
Later censuses show the parents and rest of the family remaining in Liverpool.
1861 census: John Cm Wake, single, 25, lodger, Artist figure & marine painter. In the Dobell household in Erith, Kent. No addresses on this page, and no number for this household. Possibly Park Spring Terrace or Court or Place.1861 census RG 9/466 page 17 folio 12 First appearance in the records of the middle name Cheltenham. Wrong age. Should be 26.
Marriage of John Cheltenham Wake to Clara Reeves (1843-1922) on 5 Apr 1862 in Brentford, Middlesex.England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
Birth of son Herwald Andrew Wake in 1865, Dartford, Kent.;GRO Reference: 1865 S Quarter in DARTFORD Volume 02A Page 295 baptised on 22 Oct 1871 at Holy Trinity, Blackheath Hill, Greenwich, Kent. Baptism record states born 19 Aug 1865. Son of Cheltenham and Clara Wake. Father an artist. Of Thurston Rd, Lewisham.London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920
1871 census: 47 Thurston Rd, Lewisham. Listed as John Wake, 34, landscape artist, with Clara Wake and son Herwald Wake. Wrong age. Should be 36.
Birth of son Cheltenham Wake Lewis (1872-8), Islington, Middlesex. Mother Elizabeth Lewis.
Birth of daughter Katherine Mary Wake Lewis (1875–1909), Kensington, Middlesex. Mother Elizabeth Lewis.
Birth of daughter Beatrice Betty Wake Lewis(1877–1958), Shepherds Bush, Middlesex. Mother Elizabeth Lewis.
Birth of son Cheltenham Wake Lewis(1880–1926), Shepherds Bush, Middlesex. Mother Elizabeth Lewis.London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, 29 July 1905 marriage of Cheltenham Wake Lewis son of John Cheltenham Wake, artist, RA
1881 census: 3 Caxton Rd, Hammersmith. John P Lewis [presumably John Cheltenham Wake], 42, head, married, draughtsman, born Middx, Elizabeth Lewis, 40, born Ash, Kent. Kate Lewis, 6, Beatrice Lewis 3, C. Lewis 4 months. Andrew Wake [transcribed Wales], 15, visitor, scholar, born New Cross, Kent.1881 census RG/63 p39 folio 47 Wrong age. Should be 46.
Died 1882 age 45.GRO Reference: 1882 J Quarter in FULHAM Volume 01A Page 143 Should be 47. Error in age probably due to informant error and/or ignorance of true age.
Died at 5 Caxton Rd on 18 May 1882. Probate on 5 Jan 1883, London office, stated late of 5 Caxton Rd, Shepherd's Bush and 74 Newman St, Oxford St, Middx. Will proved by Elizabeth Lewis spinster of 1 Lime Grove, Uxbridge Road, Middx. Sole executrix.England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 NB There was no number 5 Caxton Rd in the 1881 census so is this a typo?
Work
Leicester Arts and Museums Service{{Cite web|url=http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/leicester-city-museums/museums/nwm-art-gallery/|title = Leicester City Council}} owns a painting by Wake titled Landing the Catch.[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/landing-the-catch-81547 Art UK] It is housed in The Leicester Museum & Art Gallery. The Public Catalogue Foundation digitised it as an oil painting in public ownership,{{cite web |url=http://www.prints.thepcf.org.uk/image/717747/john-cheltenham-wake-landing-the-catch |title=Landing the Catch by Wake, John Cheltenham (C.1837–1882) at the Public Catalogue Foundation |website=www.prints.thepcf.org.uk |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140228191458/http://www.prints.thepcf.org.uk/image/717747/john-cheltenham-wake-landing-the-catch |archive-date=28 February 2014 |url-status=dead}} in the UK's national collection.
Examples of Wake's paintings are the illustrated Landing the Catch and the work Fishermen in coastal waters at the end of the day.
See also
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Category:English marine artists
Category:19th-century English painters
Category:English male painters