PLANK

William (son of James Plank). b. Wands worth, Surrey 7 Nov. 1767; educ. under W. Franks at Clapham to 1781; apprenticed to his brother James Plank, a calico printer, London 28 May 1782; took up his freedom in the Salters’ Co. 20 Oct. 1789, the father of the Salters’ Co.; resided at Harrow from 1811; had a dinner party on 7 Nov. 1867, and d. Harrow 19 Nov. 1867, being 100 years and 12 days old. W. J. Thom’s Longevity of man (1879) 252–5; G.M. iv 783, 833 (1867).