Edwards, John, Liverpool, cm (1824–39). Addresses given at 4 Cable St in 1824; 4 Tarleton St, 1827–32; Williamson St with shop at 4 Parker St in 1835; 3 Riding St and 59 Lime St in 1837; 2 Stanhope St with shop at 32 Lime St, and 7 Parker St with shop at 24 Williamson St in 1839. Two tradesmen may be involved here, since a John Edwards is also recorded in directories at 11 Vine St in 1832. [D] John Edwards submitted bills to George Holt of Rake Lane, Liverpool, dated 14 and 21 January 1832. The first totalled £153 18s 4d and included ‘14 Rosewood Antique Chairs’, £49; ‘a Circular Rosewood Table’, £18 18s; ‘a Pair of Card Tables’, £18 18s; ‘2 Rosewood Couches’, £28; silk gimp for curtaining, gilt cornices; supervising the fixing of blinds and curtains, making bolsters, pillow, chair, chandelier and embroidered table covers; cleaning and polishing furniture. The second bill records payment of £57 3s 6d for a looking-glass and ‘blind frame’; and £61 16s 9d ‘to a large Chimney Glass in Gold frame Fitted up Complete’. [Liverpool RO, 920 HOL 3/1]