Tanner, William

London; joiner (fl.1658)

Apprenticed to James Awlserson on the 18 Nov 1650 for 7 years and made free by servitude on 5 Apr 1658.

William Tanner indentured nine apprentices during the period 1660-87, including the St. Paul’s Churchyard cane chair maker, Thomas Warden.

Sources: Joiners’ Company Records; Lindey, ‘Thomas Warden, c.1660-1701, and Cane Chair-Makers in the City of London’, Furniture History (2016).