Rayner, William (1775-1787)

Last updated on 24 September 2022

Rayner, William

Moorfields, London; upholder, broker and undertaker (fl. 1775–87)

trade card
British Museum

Trade card of William Rayner, Upholder, Sworn-Appraiser, and UNDERTAKER, No. 2 the Corner of Old Bethlem, MOORFIELDS. NB. Successor to Mr. Henry Shakespear, c. 1775-87 [Banks,28.125.+]. © The Trustees of the British Museum

Apprenticed to Cecil Pitt(?) and admitted freeman of the Upholders’ Company by servitude on 5 April 1775 [Guildhall Library (GL), Upholders’ Company records].

Recorded at 2 Broker's Row, 1777– 87.

Source: DEFM

The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.

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