John Cheltenham Wake (1834–1882) was an English oil painter who specialised in seascape and marine art.

Parents: John Wake (abt 1808-1868) married Sarah Cheltenham (1810-1863) on 24 Oct 1831 at St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England.

John Cheltenham Wake: Born 27 Sep 1834 and baptised on 19 Oct 1834 at St George Bloomsbury, Camden, Middlesex.

1861 census: John Cm Wake, single, 25, lodger, Artist figure & marine painter.

Marriage of John Cheltenham Wake to Clara Reeves (1843-1922) on 5 Apr 1862 in Brentford, Middlesex.

Birth of daughter Katherine Mary Wake Lewis (1875–1909), Kensington, Middlesex.

Birth of daughter Beatrice Betty Wake Lewis(1877–1958), Shepherds Bush, Middlesex.

Andrew Wake [transcribed Wales], 15, visitor, scholar, born New Cross, Kent.

Will proved by Elizabeth Lewis spinster of 1 Lime Grove, Uxbridge Road, Middx.

Leicester Arts and Museums Service[16] owns a painting by Wake titled Landing the Catch.

Examples of Wake's paintings are the illustrated Landing the Catch and the work Fishermen in coastal waters at the end of the day.