Person    | Male  Born 25/11/1854  Died 12/2/1936

Ernest Eugene Pither

Categories: Art, Commerce

Ernest Eugene Pither

Art dealer and importer as "E. E. Pither and Sons". 1881 "Commission Agent" living with his mother and brother. 1882-99 operated out of various addresses in the area including 53 and 38 Mortimer Street. Supplied stained glass windows to churches and also 'Radiant' stoves. Still active in 1915.

Our colleague, Andrew Behan, informs us that Ernest Eugene Pither was born on 25 November 1854 in Paddington. He was the younger son of Edward Pither (1813-1866) and Sophia Elizabeth Pitcher née Bezier (1812-1891). On 9 February 1855 he was baptised at St Mary's Church, Paddington, where the baptismal register shows that the family were living in Harrow Road, Paddington and that his father was a tobacconist.

In the 1861 census he was shown as a scholar, boarding at the family home of James Stokes, a landscape artist, at Wrotham House, Smallberry Green, Isleworth, Middlesex. The 1881 census describes him as a commission agent, living at 51 Thistle Grove, West Brompton, with his widowed mother and his elder brother, Francis Leon Emilius Pitcher (1853-1913), together with a female general domestic servant.

On 11 April 1882 he married Amelia Elizabeth Thomas (1859-1932) at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, where in the marriage register he is described as a commission merchant of 51 Thistle Grove, whilst his wife's address was given as 4 South Street. They were to have four children: Frederick Ernest Leon Pither (1884-1947), Robert Ernest Pither (1886-1954), Frank Eugene Pither (1891-1969) and Charles Edwin Pither (1898-1975).

In the 1911 census he called himself an art dealer and was residing at 10 Steeles Road, Hampstead, with his wife, two of their children: Frank who was shown as a journalist and Robert who was listed as an engineer, together with three female domestic servants.

When his wife died, aged 73 years, on 13 July 1932, he was granted probate (save and except settled land) on 10 December 1932. Her effects totalled £14,576-9s-0d. 

Probate records confirm that he occupied 10 Steeles Road, Hampstead, and 34, 36 & 38 Mortimer Street, Regent Street, London. He died, aged 81 years, on 12 February 1936 at 10 Steeles Road. Probate was granted on 1 April 1936 to his four sons who were described as: Frederick - a farmer, Robert - a heating engineer, Frank - an antiques dealer and Charles - an accountant. His effects totalled £38,090-19s-11d.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Ernest Eugene Pither

Creations i

Pithers of Mortiner Street

So who did design this building, F. L. Pither or Elgood? We can find no refer...

Read More

Other Subjects

Leighton Fund

Leighton Fund

Originated as the bequest left by Lord Leighton in 1896. Bob Speel provides some useful information about what the fund has bought. The newspaper article quoted at Sloane Square fountain contains:...

Group, Art, Benefactor

3 memorials
Walter Sickert

Walter Sickert

Considered the most influential English painter since Turner. Born Munich, eldest son of a Danish artist and French-educated English mother. His family moved to England when he was 8. Trained as an...

Person, Art, Jack the Ripper suspects

3 memorials
Sir Edward John Poynter

Sir Edward John Poynter

History painter.  Born Paris but brought up in England.  Director of the National Gallery and President of the Royal Academy.  Died at his house and studio, 70 Addison Road, Kensington.

Person, Art

1 memorial
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd

Artist who portrayed London during its 19th century developments. Born in France but christened at St Luke Old Street. Younger brother of George Sidney Shepherd, also an artist. Died 5 Cloudesley S...

Person, Art, France

1 memorial
Martin A. Buckmaster

Martin A. Buckmaster

Elected to membership of the Arts Club in 1897. Still a member in 1920 when The Arts Club and its Members, our source for this information, was published. The oldest member of the club, aged 94 yea...

Person, Art, Community / Clubs

1 memorial