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Buckmire (or Burkmire), William (1762-86)

Buckmire (or Burkmire), William, London, upholder (1762–86). Recorded at 37 Lombard St in 1779, and Jermyn St, 1786. Son of William Buckmire (or Burkmire), Denby; app. to Francis Pyner on 6 May 1762, and admitted freeman of the Upholders’ Co. by servitude on 4 August 1779. Recorded ‘drowned in the Serpentine River’ after 1786. [GL, Upholders’ Co. records]

The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.