Read, William

Chester, Cheshire; upholsterer, cabinet maker, painted and stained chair manufacturer (fl. 1819–34)

Addresses given at Northgate Street (1819); Bridge Street Row (1826–34); and 51 Bridge Street (1829). 

Admitted a freeman on 20 October 1819 [Chester freemen rolls].

Notices regarding his bankruptcy appeared in Chester Courant and Anglo-Welsh Gazette, on 20 March 1827 concerning dividends; on 11 December concerning his discharge; and on 18 December concerning the deed of assignment to pay off his debts. 

In Chester Chronicle and North Wales Advertiser, 1 May 1829, Read advertised ‘DESIRABLE LODGINGS In BRIDGE STREET directly opposite to the opening of NEW BRIDGE. TO BE LET for the RACE WEEK, or a longer period … Apply to W. Read, upholsterer, Painted and Stained Chair Manufacturer, 51 Bridge-street, Chester'. 

Source: DEFM