Joseph (Josef) Edward NUTTGENS

1892 - 1982  (90 years)

• Name	Joseph (Josef) Edward NUTTGENS
  Birth	29 Jul 1892	Rhine Province, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Tooting, London SW   [4]
  	Age: 8y
  	Address: 20 Moring Road
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Harrow, Middx   [1]
  	Age: 18y
  	Address: 46 Oxford Road
  Nationality	2 Apr 1911  [1]
  	German
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	Harrow, Middx   [1]
  	Student & Stained Glass artist
  	Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Stained Glass designing Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Harrow, Middx   [3]
  	Age: 28y 10m
  	Address: 46 Oxford Road
  Nationality	19 Jun 1921  [3]
  	German, Resident
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	Harrow, Middx   [3]
  	Stained Glass Worker
  	Employment: Martin Travers, Stained Glass Worker Place of Work: Fulham, London SW
  Residence	From 1925 to 1929	Amersham, Bucks   [5]
  	Address: Cobblers Hill
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [6]
  	Stained Glass Artist
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Wycombe, Bucks   [6]
  	Address: Glasyers, Pigotts, North Dean
  Death	Between Oct 1982 and Dec 1982	Chiltern, Bucks   [7]
  Burial	Wycombe, Bucks   [8]
  	Address: Speen Baptist Churchyard
  Person ID	I366780523	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry NUTTGENS,   b. Cal 1856, Rhine Province, Germany d. Between Jan 1945 and Mar 1945, Uxbridge, Middx (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Teresa Mary CANHAM,   b. Between Oct 1862 and Dec 1862, Cambridge, Cambs d. Abt 1935 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1892	Germany   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F10847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Kathleen CLARKE,   b. Abt 1890   d. Between Oct 1937 and Dec 1937, Amersham, Bucks (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Between Jul 1924 and Sep 1924	Hendon, London NW   [11, 12]
  Children	1. Mary Bernadette NUTTGENS,   b. Between Jan 1926 and Mar 1926, Wycombe, Bucks d. Between Jan 1926 and Mar 1926, Wycombe, Bucks (Age 0 years)   2. Michael Christopher NUTTGENS,   b. Between Jul 1928 and Sep 1928, Wycombe, Bucks d. Abt 2006, Cowichan Valley, BC, Canada (Age 77 years)   3. Patrick John NUTTGENS,   b. 2 Mar 1930, Wycombe, Bucks d. Between Jan 2004 and Mar 2004, York, N Yorks (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F10859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Daphne Margaret REID,   b. 28 Jul 1909   d. Between Oct 1999 and Dec 1999, Chiltern, Bucks (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Between Apr 1940 and Jun 1940	Kensington, London SW   [13]
  Family ID	F10932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 29 Jul 1892 - Rhine Province, Germany Census - Age: 8y,Address: 20 Moring Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Tooting, London SW Census - Age: 18y,Address: 46 Oxford Road - 2 Apr 1911 - Harrow, Middx Occupation - Student & Stained Glass artist - 2 Apr 1911 - Harrow, Middx Census - Age: 28y 10m,Address: 46 Oxford Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Harrow, Middx Occupation - Stained Glass Worker - 19 Jun 1921 - Harrow, Middx Marriage - Between Jul 1924 and Sep 1924 - Hendon, London NW Residence - Address: Cobblers Hill - From 1925 to 1929 - Amersham, Bucks Residence - Address: Glasyers, Pigotts, North Dean - 29 Sep 1939 - Wycombe, Bucks Marriage - Between Apr 1940 and Jun 1940 - Kensington, London SW Death - Between Oct 1982 and Dec 1982 - Chiltern, Bucks Burial - Address: Speen Baptist Churchyard - - Wycombe, Bucks  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  British Stained Glass Artist born in Germany of a German father and an English mother. They moved to London when he was four years old. He discovered his talent of drawing soon after leaving school. Attending evening classes led to a job as a draughtsman with a freelance glass designer and it turned out to be the beginning of a distinguished career. He worked in Chipping Camden in Gloucestershire, where many followers of William Morris had their workplaces. At that time the enthusiasm for church building and restoration had led to the rise of a small number of large firms who made quantities of mass produced stained glass windows. Mass produced production methods meant that the work of the designers and the craftsmen was carried out separately and neither had much feeling for the work of the others. He was introduced to a group of talented glass artists who, influenced by the thinking of William Morris, set up workshops in Fulham where designers, painters, cutters and glaziers worked closely together to create authentic works of art. After teaching stained glass work at the Royal College of Art, he moved with his family to Piggotts Hill in the Chilterns and opened his own studio. Piggotts Hill was the home of a community of Roman Catholic artists and craftsmen which included his neighbour and friend Eric Gill, the stone carver, wood engraver, essayist and typographer. Their mutual support, shared Catholicism and philosophy of community, family life and practical craftsmanship were important influenced all of them. He worked for over sixty years filling many British and a few overseas churches with beautiful windows, including the East Window in St. Ethlereda's Church in London, windows in St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, Bedington Parish Church, England and Addis Ababa Cathedral, Ethiopia. He married twice, first to Kathleen Clarke and then to Daphne Reid, a fellow artist. [8]

  
  

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  [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN7070 RD130 SD1 ED3 SN321. Census England 1911 Address: 46 Oxford Road Place: Harrow, Middx Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Henry Nuttgens,Head,M,54,M,,,,,Tailor (Assistant cutter & trimmer),Bespoke Tailoring,Worker,,Germany,German, Teresa Mary Nuttgens,Wife,F,48,M,19,6,5,1,,,,,Cambridge, Cambs,, Josef Edward Nuttgens,Son,M,18,S,,,,,Student & Stained Glass artist,Stained Glass designing,Worker,,Germany,German, Andrew William Nuttgens,Son,M,16,S,,,,,Student & Motor Engine plainer,Motor Enging making,Worker,,Germany,German, Gertrude Annie Nuttgens,Daughter,F,13,S,,,,,School,,,,London,, William Henry Nuttgens,Son,M,11,S,,,,,School,,,,London,, [S418] England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007. [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN06531 SN253 RD130 RS1 ED1. Census England 1921 Address: 46 Oxford Road Place: Harrow, Middx Name • Relation • Age • Sex • Marr/Orph'd • Birthplace • Nationality • Education • Occupation • Employment • Place of Work • Chd <16 • Children's Ages Henry Nuttgens • Head • 65y 4m • M • Married • Rhine Province, Germany • German, Resident • • Journeyman Tailor • J Sturgess, Tailor & Outfitter • Gerrards Cross, Bucks • None • Teresa Mary Nuttgens • Wife • 58y 8m • F • Married • Cambridge, Cambs • British Born, German by marriage • • Home Duties • • • • Joseph (Josef) Edward Nuttgens • Son • 28y 10m • M • Single • Rhine Province, Germany • German, Resident • • Stained Glass Worker • Martin Travers, Stained Glass Worker • Fulham, London SW • • Andrew William Nuttgens • Son • 27y 8m • M • Single • Rhine Province, Germany • British, Naturalized • • General Wharf Hand • Shell Max Ltd., Oil Comany • St Leonard's Wharf, Poplar, London E • • William Henry Nuttgens • Son • 21y 8m • M • Single • Hammersmith, London W • Resident • • Commercial Clerk • Evansonsons, Lesher & Webb Ltd., Wholesale Chemist • London, City of • • Gertrude Annie Nuttgens • Daughter • 23y 10m • F • Single • Hammersmith, London W • Resident • • Home Duties • • • • [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13 PN469 F93 P24. Census England 1901 Address: 20 Moring Road Place: Tooting, London SW Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity Henry Nuttgens,Head,M,M,44,Tailor's Trimmer,Worker,,Germany, Teresa Mary Nuttgens,Wife,M,F,37,,,,Cambridge, Cambs, Josef Edward Nuttgens,Son,S,M,8,,,,Germany, Marie Theresa Nuttgens,Daughter,S,F,7,,,,Germany, Gertrude Annie Nuttgens,Daughter,S,F,3,,,,Fulham, London SW, William Henry Nuttgens,Son,S,M,1,,,,London, Andrew William Nuttgens,Son,S,M,6,,,,Germany, [S186] UK Electoral Registers. [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). [S418] England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007, Vol 19 P 1104. [S105] findagrave.com. [S566] Family - Robbie J Nunn. [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911). [S417] England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005. [S417] England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005, Vol 3a P 939. [S417] England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005, Vol 1a P 562.