William Henry Jewitt [commonly known as W. Henry Jewitt, and as H. Jewitt] was born in Headington, Oxfordshire, England on 17 March 1842. His occupation was given as Architect and Oil and Water Colour Painter in the 1881 England census. It is not known where or with whom he trained. He participated in the 1st (1888), 2nd (1889) and 3rd (1890) exhibitions of the Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society in London at which he exhibited wallpaper designs, sketches and architectural drawings. He also exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and at Manchester City Art Gallery.
His address was given as Darncombe Street, Moss Side, Lancashire in 1881; Sunnyside, Grove Hill, Woodford, Essex in 1890; 4 Torriano Cottages, Camden Road, London in 1901 and 1907; and 38 North Road, Highgate, London in 1910. He died in London on 27 July 1910. His death was registered in St Pancras, London
William Henry Jewitt was a nephew of the architectural wood engraver Orlando Jewitt (1799-1869).
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001