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Parker, William (1638-1667)

Parker, William

Briggate, Leeds, Yorkshire; joiner (fl.1638-1667)

Married in 1638 and had at least eight children, of whom Daniel survived to inherit the business when William died in December 1667. Daniel was left £100 to invest in wood to continue the business while Peter was given £10 and urged to recognise ‘the error of his ways’.

Source: Brears, ‘Leeds and West Yorkshire Carved Oak Furniture of the Seventeenth Century’, Regional Furniture (2019), pp. 1-90.