Stones, George

York, Yorkshire; turner, upholder, cabinet maker, Tunbridge-ware maker, fancy chair maker and dealer in toys (fl.1790–d. 1823).

The son of Thomas Stones, mariner, apprenticed to John Lund, hardwood turner on 30 September 1777 and free in 1785.

He bound seventeen apprentices: William Ruddock (1790); William Thornton (1792–1800); William Scafe (1795–1805); William Baines (1795); Thomas Fligg (1796–1820); Christopher Oates (1799–1806); Richard Baynes (1799); John Danby (1803–05); John Bird (1805); David Adams (1805); John Sollitt (1812); William Wilson (1814); George Atkinson (1814); Peter Forbes (1820); Thomas Hardcastle (1820); Ralph Page Fryer (1819); and George Clark (1822). He also bound three apprentice chair makers: John Bulmer (1797–1812); Francis Duffield (1805–14); and John Darnby (free 1812).

Stones was recorded at Spurriergate in 1798 but in March 1816 announced his recent move to Pavement where he remained until his death in May 1823. His widow announced in June 1823 her intention of carrying on the business [Apprentice registers; freemen rolls; York Courant, 18 March 1816; Yorkshire Gazette, 24 May 1823, 7 June 1823].

Source: DEFM