Langham, Peter, London, upholder and cm (1775–79). At 23 Wardour St in 1775 when he took out insurance cover for £400 of which half was to cover utensils, stock and goods. In the period 1777–79 at the corner of Upper James St, Golden Sq. Here the insurance cover was much more substantial indicating a considerable extension of the scale of the business. In 1777 it was £2,400 with £1,000 for utensils and stock, and in 1779 the corresponding figures are £1,500 and £1,000. Bankrupt in 1779. [GL, Sun MS vol. 239, p. 327; vol. 260, p. 581; vol. 271, p. 579; Bailey's list of bankrupts]