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Lancaster, William (1797-1814)

Lancaster, William, Liverpool, cane worker (1797–1814). At 2 Preeson's Row in 1797, but from 1800–03 the number was 4, and in 1806, 10. At 34 Paradise St, 1807–09, and in 1814 at London Rd. Employed by Mathew Gregson, cm and u, and in 1809 in a letter to Sir John Sinclair, Gregson indicated that Lancaster had worked for him for the last twelve years. William Lancaster was brother of the celebrated educationalist, Joseph Lancaster, and in 1814 was the contact through whom tickets could be obtained for a lecture on the ‘Royal Lancastrian System of Education’ which was to be given by his brother. Co-operated with Mathew Gregson in his experiment to manufacture furniture from whalebone. [D; Liverpool RO, GRE 920 2/23, 920 GRE 2/23/2; Liverpool Mercury, 8 July 1814]

The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.