Abbis, Thomas (1722-78)
Abbis, Thomas, Edmonton, London, upholder (1722–78). Son of Nicholas Abbis of Peckham, surgeon. App. to Wall Tidmarsh on 6 July 1715. Admitted freeman of the Upholders’ Co. on 5 September 1722 by servitude. Took app. named Zachariah Clarke in 1728. [GL, Upholders’ Co. records]
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.