Symonds, James (1777-1788)
Symonds, James
Broad Street, Hereford, Herefordshire; turner and chair maker (fl.1777–88)
In April 1777 it was announced that Thomas Wood, a brush maker from Bristol, had entered a partnership with Symonds but no later references to this arrangement are known [Hereford Journal, 10 April 1777].
In 1779 Symonds purchased insurance cover of £200 which included £160 for utensils and stock [LMA, Sun MS vol. 273, p. 365].
A James Symonds, chair maker was admitted a freeman of Hereford in 1784 [Freeman rolls].
Sir George Cornewall of Moccas Court, near Hereford employed a Symonds in 1788 bottoming chairs for which he paid £1 12s on 15 April [Herefordshire. Record Office, Moccas papers, J56/IV/4].
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.