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Thank you both very much for your comments on the GARRETT CHAIRS.
Our Family had always thought that the company was started by My Great Grandfather William Garrett who was born in St. Luke Old Street London in 1837 and married Elisabeth BOOTY in November 1859, but if the company was started in Woolwich, then perhaps my GG Grandfather William James Garrett born in Woolwich in June 1801 started the company earlier.
His parents were John & Mary Garrett.
William James Garrett was a "Brushmaker" and I understand that the Society of Brushmakers eventually merged with the Couch & Upholsterers, if that is the correct term.
We do know that my Grandfather Albert Edward and his brothers Charles James & Henry "Harry" George all went into the furniture business but "Harry" eventually became the Superintendent of the Brighton Crematorium/Cemetery and my Grandfather went to work for Gamages Furniture and left to become a Lay Preacher in the Plymouth Brethren.
In 1861, William Garrett, age 25 is shown as "Couch & Sofa Manufacturer" at 4 Back Church Lane, St. George in the East.
1871: at 34 "Couch Maker" at 9 New Street, Shoreditch.
Charles James inherited the company and it was eventually moved to 185 Central St., City Road, Bethnal Green, London.
My 2nd Cousin Christopher Paul Garrett now living in Shropshire HAS A PHOTO of the Company Building and also has one GARRETT CHAIR left by his Father Charles James. He tells me that the factory closed in 1942. WE don't know if the business died off due to the war or if it were hit by a bomb.
If anyone finds any information on John & Mary Garrett who were living in Woolwich in the late 1700s, it would be really appreciated.
William James Garrett was christened at St. Mary Magdalene Church of England in Woolwich in 1801.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN. IT IS INTERESTING TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE STILL GARRETT CHAIRS AROUND.
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