Preston, William (1767)
Preston, William, Lancaster and Louth, Lincs. cm (1767). Free 1767–68 and the freemen roll states ‘of Louth in Lincolnshire’. Recorded trading in Louth 1777 when he took out insurance cover of £500 which included £40 for his shop. [Lancaster freemen rolls; GL, Sun MS vol. 256, p. 163]
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.