Details for: GILLRAY, James

Name: GILLRAY, James County: London Town: London Address(es): Temple Bar, Strand. New Bond St. Old Bond St. Chelsea. 29 St James's St Book Trades: Engraver/etcher (music), Engraver/etcher, Print seller Non-Book Trade: Not known Trading Dates: 1757 - 1798 Biographical Dates: 1757 (date of birth) - 1815 (date of death) Notes: Caricaturist. Apprenticed as letter engraver but ran away to join strolling players. In his early career employed as music engraver. `His intemperance led to imbecility from 1811' Sources: Kassler, Jamie Croy, The Science of Music in Britain, 1714-1839: a catalogue of writings, lectures and inventions (New York & London, 1979), 2 vols. Maxted, Ian, The London Book Trades, 1775-1800: a preliminary checklist of members (Folkestone, 1977) Maxted, Ian, The London Book Trades, 1735-1775: a checklist of members in trade directories and in Musgrave's 'Obituary' (Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History No.3, 1984)

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