Cope, William (1735-1786)
Cope, William
London; upholder (fl.1735–1786)
Son of Henry Cope of Langer, Nottinghamshire, grazier. Apprenticed to William Cope 2 February 1725 and free of the Upholders’ Company by servitude 4 February 1735.
Took as apprentices Thomas Scott (1746–54); Samuel Garton (1756–69); James Porter (1761–86); and Thomas Williams (1761).
Master of the Upholders’ Company in 1770 [Guildhall Library, Upholders’ Company records].
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.