Farrant, Richard

High Street, Sidmouth, Devon; cabinet maker and upholsterer (b. 1788–d. 1835)

His trade card reads: ‘Farrant, Upholsterer, and Cabinet Maker, High Street, Sidmouth, London Paper, Hangings, Floor Cloths &c., Transparent Blinds, Sofas, Chair Beds &c. Funerals Completely Furnished.’ [Leverhulme Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY].

He advertised as agent in sale of Violet Bank Cottage in The Alfred, 19 September 1826; and of a house, in Exeter Flying Post, 3 July 1828.

Farrant died aged 47 on 21 July 1835. His death was reported on 30 July and his Executor placed a notice in the same paper on 14 April 1836.

Directories list a tradesman of the same name in 1838.

Source: DEFM