Quick, James, snr & jnr

Barnstaple, Devon; cabinet makers (fl.1826–81)

A Notice in Exeter Flying Post, 19 January 1826 read: ‘Mr. James Quick, Cabinet-maker, of Barnstaple, was lately on his return from Bideford, preserved from robbery and probably being murdered, by the sagacity and courage of his dog, who on two several occasions compelled the ruthless villain to forgo his purpose.’ 

Trading at High Street in 1830.

The birth of his son was reported in The Alfred, 31 October 1826. This son, James Quick, was recorded as a cabinet maker, aged 32 & 44 (1851 & 1861 census), and as a cabinet & chair maker in the 1881 census; all in Barnstable.  

Source: DEFM