Mears, Richard (1796-1818)
Mears, Richard
Liverpool, Lancashire; cabinet maker (fl.1796–1818)
Son of John Mears, cabinet maker, admitted a freeman on 26 May 1796.
His son, William Dobson Mears, book-keeper, was born on 9 August 1796, and petitioned for freedom by patrimony in 1818 [Liverpool freemen register and committee book].
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.