Sparrow, John, Lord St, Liverpool, u (1777–d.1790). The number in Lord St was 54 in 1777, 46 in 1781–84 whilst in 1790 no. 49 was given. Bankrupt by January 1781 and in March of that year a dividend of 10s in the £ was paid to his creditors. By April 1783 he was back in business again and was advertising new stock which had arrived from London. This consisted of ‘Morines Harrateens Cheneys, Bed Ticks, Blankets, & Carpets of all sorts; likewise a very large assortment of the most fashionable Patterns of Paper Hangings’. The death of John Sparrow was announced in July 1790 and the business was continued by Hannah Sparrow, probably his widow. [D; Williamson's Liverpool Advertiser, 18 January 1781, 29 March 1781, 3 April 1783, 5 July 1790] Possibly associated with Sparrow & Blount.