Cooper, Robert (1779-84)
Cooper, Robert
Lancaster, cabinet maker (1779–84)
He was apprenticed to John Wakefield of Lancaster, cabinetmaker in 1768 and free 1779–80. He was working for Gillows from about 1775. His son, Edward, became a freeman as a Lancaster cabinet maker in 1799-1800.
Sources: DEFM; Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840 (2008), II, p.227.
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.