John Graham Lough^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1798 - 1876  (78 years)

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• Name	John Graham Lough
  Birth	8 Jan 1798	Black Hedley Port,,,Northumberland,England   [5, 6]
  Christening	31 Dec 1798	Shotley Bridge,,,Northumberland,England   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Apr 1876	Marylebone,London,Middlesex,England.,   [8, 9]
  Person ID	I7904	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2026 | Edit

  
  

  Father	William Lough,   b. 10 Feb 1764   d. 28 Sep 1850, Blanchland,,,Northumberland,England (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Barbara Clemison,   b. 24 Nov 1767, Hexham,Northumberland,England., d. 27 May 1852, Blanchland, (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1789	Allendale,Northumberland,England.,   [10, 11, 12]
  	William Lough in the England, Select Marriages, 1538—1973 Name:«tab»William Lough Gender:«tab»Male Marriage Date:«tab»31 Jan 1789 Marriage Place:«tab»Allendale,Northumberland,England Spouse:«tab»Barbara Clemetson FHL Film Number:«tab»252518, 252521, 252522 _HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary North,   b. 6 Jun 1807, Soho,London,Middlesex,England., d. 29 Dec 1888 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1832	Parish church of St Marylebone,London,   [13, 14]
  	_HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Children	1. Mary Rebecca Lough,   b. 29 Nov 1832, London,Middlesex,England., d. 12 Aug 1871, Marylebone,London,,England., (Age 38 years)   2. Georgina Clementson Lough,   b. 8 Sep 1834, London,Middlesex,England., d. 2 Mar 1868, Calcutta,India., (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F5625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020 | Edit

  
  

• Photos		John Graham Lough in his studio _TYPE: PHOTO
  		John Graham Lough by an unknown artist. Downloaded from http://ralphhedleyarchive.com/painting/1881_w03a_lough_details_shipley.html on March 20, 2020
  		Gravestone of Ann Mayor carved by John Graham Lough _TYPE: PHOTO
  		Bronze Statue of John Stephenson, Newcastle _TYPE: PHOTO
  		Detail of Bronze Statue of John Stephenson, Newcastle _TYPE: PHOTO
  		Detail of Bronze Statue of John Stephenson, Newcastle _TYPE: PHOTO
  		Tomb of Georgina Clemitson Lough _TYPE: PHOTO
  		detail of Tomb of Georgina Clementson Lough _TYPE: PHOTO
  		Titania and the Ass by John Graham Lough _TYPE: PHOTO

  
  

• Notes

  "if he failed to produce any masterpieces, he at least made some stir in his own day. Springing from peasant stock, received as an artist into the aristocratic circles of the day, marrying much above his original environment, passionately single-minded and often unreasonably despondent about his own work, he is also a striking instance of the opening to the talents that artistic careers then provided." Boase, T. S. R. "John Graham Lough: A Transitional Sculptor." Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 23 3/4 (Jul.-Dec., 1960): 277-90. He was baptised John, but added Graham to his name when he arrived in London. His maternal grandmother was Jane Graham. As John Graham Lough, he was a Sculptor of some renown, and among his work, is the Memorial to George Stephenson, inaugurated in 1862, still to be seen on it's original site, near to the Central Station in Newcastle, also the Collingwood Monument at Tynemouth, Admiral Lord Collingwood, looking out to sea, over the mouth of the River Tyne. Dates related to the family, have been confirmed or obtained from a book by John Lough & Elizabeth Merson nee Lough, titled "John Graham Lough, 1798-1876, A Northern Sculptor". ISBN 0 85115 480 8 According to the Wikipedia article about Lough: "Lough received a provisional commission to carve four granite lions for the base of Nelson's Column. However, in 1846, after consultations with the column's designer, William Railton, he withdrew from the project, unwilling to work under the constraints imposed by the architect[3] The commission was later given to Edwin Landseer who, with assistance from the sculptor Carlo Marochetti, carried out the work in bronze, finally completing it in 1867" On 12 June 1843 he attended court at the Old Bailey for the trial of William Sharp accused of breaking and entering and stealing from John Lough a breast pin, a razor case and 7 razors. Found Not Guilty as he had an alibi. In the 1851 Census he employed a cook and a housemaid He left an estate of 7000 pounds when he died in his home off Hanover Square in London, quite amazing for Blacksmith's son from a small village in Northumberland PRIVATE

  
  

• Sources

  [S214] Godfrey Clemitson, (January 2006). [S41] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006. [S1323] Joshua Lax, Historical and Descriptive Poems by Joshua Lax, ((accessed online at Google Books), Durham: Geo. Neasham, 1884.), 33. (Reliability: 3). [S973] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006. [S1043] 1861 England Census, (ancestry.ca), Entry for John Graham Lough. Class: RG 9; Piece: 82; Folio: 33; Page: 11; GSU roll: 542570. (Reliability: 3). [S1283] John Lough and Elizabeth Merson, John Graham Lough 1798-1876 A Northumbrian Sculptor, (Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press, 1987.), page 2. (Reliability: 3). [S942] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line].), John Lough, 1798 (Reliability: 3). [S1134] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, ([database on-line] ancestry.ca), 1876 Vol 1a page 411 John Graham Lough (Reliability: 3). [S1146] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, ([database on-line]. Ancestry.ca), will John Graham Lough probate date 20 May 1876 (Reliability: 3). [S205] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Ancestry.com.), 1789 Marriage William Lough and Barbara Clemetson (Reliability: 3). [S973] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006, Email exchanges with Godfrey (Reliability: 2). Godfrey reported receiving much of this information from Michael Arthur Clemitson (b 31.1.1949) of Cardiff, Wales [S41] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006, Email exchanges with Godfrey (Reliability: 2). Godfrey reported receiving much of this information from Michael Arthur Clemitson (b 31.1.1949) of Cardiff, Wales [S986] The Monthly Chronicle of North Country Lore and Legend, (Published by Walter Scott, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Accessed at Google Books.), article "John Graham Lough, Sculptor", May 1891, page 199 (Reliability: 3). [S117] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, (Ancestry.com), Westminster, St Marylebone, 1828-1833, marriage John Lough to Mary North (Reliability: 3).