Furber, William (1809-1840)
Furber, William
122 Gt Portland Street (or Pl.), London; cabinet maker and upholsterer (1809– c. 1840)
Recorded as S.W. Furber in 1835.
Furber, Cabinet manufacturer by appointment to her Majesty, 122, Great Portland Street, London, c. 1840 [Heal,28.74]. © The Trustees of the British Museum
Took out Sun Insurance policies on 23 January 1809 for £700, £450 accounting for stock, utensils and goods in trust; on 27 January 1812 for the same, with an extra £300 on his house and warehouse; on 2 February 1820 and 26 April 1821 for £1,400 on household goods, respectively at 27 and 26 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square; on 15 November 1821 for £2,850, £2,000 on stock, utensils and goods in trust; on 14 November 1822 for £3,050, £2,000 on stock etc. and £200 on that in workshops in Little Portland St; on 30 October 1823 for £1,900; and a further policy in 1840 [London Metropolitan Archive, Sun MS vol. 448, ref. 825881; vol. 459, refs 867057 and 869244; vol. 483, ref. 962843; vol. 488, refs 978762 and 985443; vol. 493, ref. 997385; vol. 498, ref. 1008784; ref. 1339992].
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.