Higgs, Thomas, 248 Whitechapel Rd, London, cm, u and broker in household goods (1802–39). Recorded at no. 245 in 1802. Trade label shows draped four-post bedstead, Hepplewhitestyle writing desk, Regency chairs, chest of drawers and pier table; window blind and drapes. Card reads: ‘Cabinet, Bedstead, Venetian Blind & Chair Manufactory, Upholsterer, Appraiser & Auctioneer, No. 246 Roadside Whitechapel, London. Funerals Performed.’ [Heal] Took out Sun Insurance policies on 29 September 1802; on 29 October 1807 for £1,000; and on 4 November 1818 for £1,600 on household goods in his new house and adjoining shops, on four houses at 12–15 Thomas St, Whitechapel, and two houses in Bethnal Green. [D; GL, Sun MS vol. 424, ref. 738027; vol. 441, ref. 809473; vol. 480, ref. 946764]