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Surname	Wallis	Alternative Surname
First Name	John	Initial of Surname	W
Year of Birth/Baptism		Flourished	1789-91
Year of Death
Biographical Details	As a mason and stone-carver he was employed at Carlton House in 1789-90 (Gunnis 1968, 412, incorrectly cites PRO, HO 73/24). In the following year he received £89 2s for sundry works at Woburn Abbey, the second receipt signed by his son W Wallis. His trade card is among the papers of George Selwyn at Castle Howard; on it he describes himself as a ‘mason’, living at 6 Market Lane, Pall Mall, with a yard near the turn-pike, Pimlico. Literary References: Gunnis 1968, 412 Archival References: Woburn Building Accts 1789-1791, BLARS R3/2114/497, 27 April 1791 (£50), 6 September 1791; BLARS R5/1105, 24 Dec 1790 (£89 2s); GPC