Talk:Jeremiah Joyce

Mr Willis
It seems very plausible, as suggested by Ed Pope, that Mr Willis who took Joyce on as apprentice in 1777 was the glazier John Willis. He is well known as the founder of the building firm Sykes & Sons. This is of interest since John Willis took on his own son as apprentice in 1778. The family did work on the Middle Temple and St Clement Danes Church. Charles Matthews (talk) 11:40, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

This reference, from 1796, shows the glazier John Willis, and John Willis junior, at Essex Street, which is a side street leading off the Strand. I don't think there need be serious doubt about the identification. Charles Matthews (talk) 12:36, 10 February 2022 (UTC)