Murgatroyd, A (1837-1839)
Murgatroyd, A.
London; portable desk maker, military trunk and solid leather portmanteau maker & undertaker (fl.1820-39)
Listed at 2 Knightsbridge as portable desk maker (1820).
At 18 Stafford Row, near the New Palace, Pimlico as a military trunk and solid leather portmanteau maker and undertaker (1837–39).
He was named in the Royal Household Accounts on 24 August 1837 for supplying ‘four Square Boxes for Bonnets’, costing £6 8s; and on 30 June 1839, ‘9 strong Wainscot Chests’ and ‘3 Chests 3’ 2” long’, totalling £69 15s [Windsor Royal Archives].
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.