THE DICTIONARY NORFOLK FURNITURE MAKERS 1700-1840 ABEL, Anthony, cm, 5 Upper Westwick Street, Free [?by purchase] 21/9/1664. Norwich (1778-1802). P 1734 (sen.). 1/12/1778 Apprenticed to Jonathan Hales, King’s ALLOYCE, Abraham jun., tur, St Lawrence, Lynn, £50 (5 yrs). Norwich (1695-1735). D1802. Free 4/3/1695 as s.o. Abraham Alloyce. ABEL, Daniel, up, Pottergate Street; then Bedford P 1710, 1714. 1734 (jun.). 1734/5 - supplement Street, Norwich (1838-1868). (Aloyce). These entries may be for A.A. sen. apart Apprenticed to Thomas Bennett. Free 25/7/1838. from 1734 where both are entered. D 1852, 1854 - cm up, Pottergate St. 1864, 1868 ALLURED, John, up, Market Place, Yarmouth - Bedford St., St Andrews. (1783-1797). ABEL, Thomas, cm, Pitt Street, Norwich App to William Seaman 19/3/1783* (James (1839-1842). D 1839, 1842. Allured), free 15/6/1790. ADCOCK, John, joi, St. Andrew, Norwich Took app William Lyall, 25/12/1790, £40 (5 yrs); (1715-1735). George Allured, 15/12/1792, £20. 28/4/1715 Apprenticed to Charles King, £4. Free NC 5/8/1797: ...John Allured, the younger, of 15/8/1722 as son of Thomas Adcock, tailor. Great Yarmouth...Upholsterer...declared a P 1734, 1734/5 supplement. Bankrupt. ALDEN, James, cm, Norwich (1814). NC 23/9/1797: Auction...Sept. 26, 1797...[4 NM 3/12/1814: Sunday last was married, at St. d ays]...All the genuine Stock in Trade and Giles’s, Mr. James Alden, cabinet-maker, to Miss Household Furniture of Mr. John Allured, Steavens, both of this city. Upholsterer, a Bankrupt, at his Shop, in the ALDOUS, John, cm, New Market, Beccles Market-place, Yarmouth, consisting of seven (1823-1839). bedsteads and furniture, feather-beds, blankets D 1823. 1839 Pigot - New Market. 1839 Robson and quilts, double and dressing chests of drawers, (Aldrous) - Smallgate St. mahogany and chamber chairs, mahogany dining, ALDRED, John, cm, Yarmouth (1795). See John card and jamb tables, carpets, an eight-day clock Sallows. in a mahogany case, looking-glasses... ALDRED, William Fair, chm, North Quay, D 17 9 1. P(Y) 1795, 1796. Yarmouth (1835-1838). ALLWOOD, Thomas, cm, Norwich [see P refs.] D 1836 - North Quay: h. 37 Row. (1830-1839). P(Y) 1835 (Wm Fear Aldred), 1838. P 18 3 0 -18 3 5 - Life’s Green, Cathedral Precinct.. ALEXAN DER, John, cm, St. Faith’s Lane, St. 1839 - St. George Tombland. George Tombland, Norwich (1790-1835). AMIS, John, chm, Aylsham (18 11). 11/1/179 0 Apprenticed to William Stevens, £20, N M 16 / 2 / 18 11: Wanted immediately, A free 3/5/1807. Journeyman Chair-Maker; who may have P 1812-1835. constant employment, good wages, and board ALLDRED, ?cm. Distillery St., West Pottergate, and lodging. Apply to John Amis, chair-maker, Norwich (18 38d). Aylsham, Norfolk. NM 28/7/1838: To Cabinet Makers, Joiners, and ANNISS, Luke, cm, North Walsham (1774). Others... Auction. ..[1 day]...A part of the Took app Henry Gaze, 17/11/17 74 , £ 16 (6 yrs). Household Furniture, Cabinet M aker’s chest ANNISON, Richard, up, Corner of White Lion handsomely fitted-up, a Bench, and a great variety Lane, Norwich (1730-1738). of Tools, bed of choice Tulip Roots, and other 9/4/1730: s.o. Sarah Annison, widow, apprenticed effects of the late Mr. Alldred... to John Pennington, Norwich, £45. ALLEN , Edward, tur, Norwich, then London NM 22/7/1738: Richard Annison, Upholster from (1819-1830). London, has taken the Shop on the Corner of the Apprenticed to John Crotch. Free 31/12/18 19 . White-Lion-Lane near the Market Place in P(N) - London. Norwich, where Mr. Tooke lately lived, and has ALLEN, William, tur, Barford (1806). P(Nfk) 1806. brought from London an entire Fresh Stock of ALLO YCE, Abraham sen., tur, St. Lawrence, Upholster’s Goods...Choice of ready-made Beds Norwich (1664-1734). always standing. Regional Furniture Volume X X 2006 96 DICTIONARY OF NORFOLK FURNITURE MAKERS 1 700-1 840 ANSELL, William, cm chm up auc apsr undertaker, NM 16/2/1805: Auction, some time in the month Market Place, Fakenham (i794-i84<?d). of March, unless sooner disposed off...All that Started his shop in Fakenham Market Place in Messuage or Tenement pleasantly situated near 1794 and advertised for an apprentice (“A the centre of the town of Fakenham, consisting of Premium will be expected” ) (NM 1/11/1794). a vestibule and two good rooms on the ground Took app Richard Bird, 15/12/1794, £2.° (6 yrs); floor, and a tea room and three sleeping rooms on James Digings, 16/1/1797, £ 10 (6 yrs). the first floor, with three good attics, a large Extended his cabinet and chair-making business wash-house, and convenient pump in a neat to auctioneering 6c appraising in 1798 (NC paved yard, also a large yard and roomy 15/9/1798). Auctioned part of his stock-in-trade buildings, now used as a cabinet and joiner’s in 1799, presumably due to financial pressures work-shop adjoining...possession may be had at (NC 7/12/1799). Organised the funeral of Lord Michaelmas next...Also...quantity of Unwrought Andover at Holkham in January 1800. (Lord Stuff, consisting of mahogany in planks, board Andover was the son-in-law of Thomas William and veneer, wainscot in half, three-quarter, and Coke. He died from gunshot wounds inflicted by inch board, and a variety of walnut-tree and elm, his manservant in a shooting accident, aged 24). cut for various purposes, with an assortment of Holkham Hall accounts. 18/2/1800: Funeral. Wm cabinet-maker’s brass-work, late the property of Ansell of Fakenham, Coffin 6cc. for Lord William Ansell, joiner and cabinet-maker. For Andover, as per estimate £75-10 -0 . further enquiries enquire of Mr. John Ivory, or NC 24/10/1801: ...has fitted up a commodious Mr. G. Suggett, Fakenham, Norfolk. Ware-Room, in his work yard... NM 11/7/1812. ...Auction...July 16 1812, and NC 2/1/1802. Ad for “two good hands” 6c an following day, under a Deed of Assignment for apprentice. the benefit of Creditors, All the remaining 1803 Subscribed to Sheraton’s Cabinet Manufactured Stock in Trade of William Ansell, Dictionary. Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer, Fakenham. NC 16/6/1804: Selling off, The entire Unwrought D 1830 - Norwich St. - cm u. 1839 - High St. Stock of Wm. Ansell...capital mahogany, in 1845 - cm, Norwich Rd. plank, board and veneer...combine selling by Will proved 19/9/1849. Effects sworn under Private Contract till the latter part of September £1500.' 1804, when the remaining stock will be Sold by ARBUTHNOT, Thomas, up, King’s Lynn (1724). Auction, W.A. declining the Manufacturing in the Took app Henry Saffery, s.o. Henry, deceased, Cabinet Line at Michaelmas next. 7/1/17240S, £40. NM 14/7/1804. Auction...All that Messuage or ARGER, Matthew, cm, King’s Lynn (1797). Tenement...now in the occupation of Mrs. Took app Thomas Samson, 30/5/1797, £30 (6 Martha Case, together with a large yard, stable, yrs); Robert Andrew, 17/11/17 9 7, £35 (5 yrs and roomy Buildings, now used as cabinet and 10m). joiner’s workshops, in the occupation of William ARMES, John, cm up, Wroxham, then Aylsham Ansell...particulars, apply to Mr. William Ansell, (i786-i823d). the proprietor... NM 26/8/1786: ...married at Wroxham, Mr. NM 20/10/1804: ...notwithstanding his Aimes [sic], upholsterer, of that place, to Miss intimation to some of his friends of his intention Humphrey, of Aylsham. to decline the business of a Cabinet-maker, he has NC 3/2/1805: J. Armes, Upholder and Cabinet- at their insistences resolved to carry Maker... thanks... solicits a continuance on...Furniture is always kept ready for sale at his ...Aylsham. Repository, near the Market-place. N.B. A NM 30/8/1823. To Cabinet Makers and journeyman in the Cabinet line may meet with Upholsterers. To be disposed of by Private constant employ by applying as above. Contract, All the Stock in Trade, Tools, 6cc. of NM 12/1/1805: Notice to Creditors 6c Debtors. Mr. Armes, deceased, late of Aylsham, by whose William Ansell, of Fakenham, in Norfolk, death an excellent Situation in the above Branches Cabinet-maker, having assigned over all his Estate is vacant... and Effects to Messrs. Ivory and Suggett, of the D 1822. same place, Shop-keepers, in trust for the benefit ARNO LD, George, up, Norwich [see P refs.] of such of his creditors as shall execute the Deed (1817-1832). of Assignment... Apprenticed to Charles Martin 6c Benjamin Roe. DICTIONARY OH NORFOLK FURNITURE MAKERS 1700-1840 97 Free 17/9/1817. 29/6/1770 Apprenticed to Jonathan Hales, cm, P 18 14 (James Arnold - Perror) - St. Clement. King’s Lynn, £30. 1830, 1832. - Julian Place, Heigham. Took app Thomas Tingey, 4/9/1787, £30; Samuel ARNOLD, Thomas, chm, Thetford (1766). Nichols, 1/10/1792, 30gns; Osborn Cooper, NM 8/2/1766: Wanted immediately, A Varnish 3/1/1793, 30 gns; James Large, 30/8/1796, £50 (5 Chair-Maker,1 that is a good Workman, may have yrs); George Green, 9/4/1799, 50 gns (6 yrs). constant Employment, by Thomas Arnold, at NM 28/5/1791: Married...On Monday last, at Thetford... Heacham, Mr. George Bailey, an eminent ARTERTON, William, chm, Norwich (1840). Wholesale Upholsterer, of Lynn, to Miss Sison, of Free 1/7/1840 - son of William Arterton, the same place. pipemaker. NM 26/5/1804: George Bailey...has assigned over ASHLEY, George, cm, Norwich [see P refs.] the Cabinet, Upholstery, and Paper-Hanging (1757-1799).