Sheffield Directory 1781
Part of the Merchant's & Tradesman's Useful Companion series, this directory lists the merchants, tradesmen and inhabitants of Sheffield in 1781. Sheffield was already establishing its reputation as a centre for cutlery, edge tools and silverware — the directory reflects this with entries for cutlers, grinders, silversmiths and file-makers throughout.
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226 entries · Sheffield, Yorkshire · 1781
Merchant's and Tradesman's Useful Companion, For the Year 1781.
Containing an Alphabetical List of the Names and Places of Abode of the Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, and other Eminent Traders.
- Alsop, Henry, spring knife cutler, Coalpit lane
- Allen Thomas, snuffer maker, Baily street
- Antt Joseph and son, merchants, Lambert street
- Ashforth, Ellis, and Co. platers
- Bates Thomas, Samuel, and George, filesmiths
- Bailey Joseph, scissar maker, West Bar
- Barber Frances, fendersmith, Spring street
- Barns Isaac, penknife cutler, Campo lane
- Barns Thomas, penknife cutler, Smithfield
- Bateman George, spring knife cutler, Smithfield
- Beely Thomas, spring knife cutler, Pond lane
- Beat John, table knife cutler, Norfolk street
- Betts Silvanus, filesmith, Lambert street
- Bishop George, wood shife and edge tool maker
- Birks William and Son, silver handle knife and fork, razor, and penknife manufacturers
- Billam John, table knife cutler, Church lane
- Binney Joseph, penknife cutler, Campo lane
- Bland Thomas, merchant, edge tool, hammer, and spade maker, Paradise square
- Blonk Benjamin and Co, fine scissar makers and factors, Surry street
- Bower Joseph, cutler, Hollis's croft
- Broomhead and Ward, table knife cutlers, Pond lane
- Brroomhead Hannah, cutler, Lambert's croft
- Bramall George, scissar maker, Pinston's croft lane
- Bramall James, table knife cutler, Porto Bello
- Broomhead Joseph and Benjamin, manufacturers, Fargate
- Bright Joseph, snuff box maker, and case knife cutler, Hollis croft
- Briddock George, and Outrim, penknîfe cutlers, Lambert street
- Broomhead, Wilkinson, and Brittain, merchants and manufacturers, Arundel street
- Brownell John, ironmonger, West bar green
- Brown George, penknife cutler, Coal pit lane
- Burdett John, brass dog collar, silver sleeve button, silver, plated, and metal seal maker, Peacroft
- Burch George, pocket and penknife cutler, Spring street
- Cam James, file-smith, Spring street
- Cadman David, razor-smith and cutler, Backfield
- Cawton Joshua and son, spring and table-knife makers, Snig hill
- Clarke Thomas Newbould, table and pen knife cutler
- Clough and Taylor merchants, High street
- Colley Thomas, table-knife cutler, Back lane
- Cowin John, button maker, Lambert croft
- Cooper Edward, button maker, Fargate
- Coe Joseph, cutler, Fargate
- Crooke James, file maker, Church lane
- Crestwick Joseph, cutler and fleam maker, Fargate
- Dakin George, fine scissar maker, Lambert croft
- Dawson Samuel, attorney, Paradise row
- Darlin George, table-knife cutler, Hollis croft
- Dennyworth Jonathan, cutler, Smithfield
- Dickinson and Baker, tobacconists, Fargate
- Dixon Gilbert, attorney, Sycamore street
- Didsbury Thomas, mercer, Market place
- Dixon James, spring-knife cutler, Hollis croft
- Duckenfield Francis, merchant and factor, Campo lane
- Ellis Jonathan, attorney, Church yard
- Elliot Charles, grocer, High street
- Fenton and Henfrey, japanners and painters in general, Arundell street
- Firth Joseph, grocer and tea dealer, Snig hill
- Fowler Samuel, scissar maker, White croft
- Fox William, pocket, pen knife and razor maker, West bar
- Fowler Josiah, cutler, Coal pit lane
- Fox and Norris, razor and penknife makers, West bar
- Furness James, grocer, Market place
- Foster Richard. button maker and cutler, Sonds
- Garlick Mary and son, cutlers, Norfolk street
- Genn John, file smith, Spring street
- Gillat Henry, spring knife cutler, Keely
- Goddard Thomas, pen knife cutler, Lambert croft
- Green Hannah and son, edge tool makers, Burgess street
- Green James, pen knife cutler, Bayley street
- Greaves and Woodhead, merchants, Norfolk street
- Greaves Samuel, grocer, Fargate
- Hancock Joseph, cutler, Norfolk street
- Hawkesly Joshua, filesmith, Weft bar Green
- Hall George, spotted horn knife cutler, Union street
- Hall James, perfumer, Fargate
- Harrison John, cutler and saw maker, Hollis croft
- Hancock Charles, spring knife cutter, Scotland street
- Hawksworth Joseph, manufacturer, of table knives and forks, Lambert croft
- Hawke Francis, file-simith, Smithfield
- Haglehurst Hannah and son, merchants, Market place
- Henfrey John, fine scissar and snuffer maker, Norfolk street
- Henfrey Benjamin, fine scissar manufactury, Arundell street
- Henfrey Samuel, steel spring snuffer, scissar and steel cat maker, Spring street
- Hepsentall and Kay, file smiths, Pea croft
- Henson Joseph, inn keeper, Horse and Cat, High street
- Hippenstall John, linen and woollen draper, Irish cross
- Holy Daniel, and Co. platers, Norfolk street
- Holy and Newbould, button manufacturers, Sheffield Moor
- Hoole Benjamin, fine scissar maker, Spring street
- Hoole John, button maker, Coal pit lane
- Hutton Henry, pocket and penknife cutler, Coal pit lane
- Jacobs Richard, engraver, Burgess street
- Jackson Nicholas, file maker, Wicker
- Jessop John, file maker, Hollis croft
- Jessop Richard, cutler and brass ink pot maker, Coal pit lane
- Ibberson John, penknife cutler, Gibralter
- Ibberson Joseph, merchant and manufacturer, Norfolk street
- Jebson Matthew, table knife cutler, Broad lane
- Jervis John, cutler, Pea croft
- Justice Paris, cutler, razor smith and mark maker, West bar
- Kent Richard and son, pen knife, cutlers, Hollis croft
- Kemp Newton, cutler, Norfolk street
- Kelk Charles, springknife cutler, Westbar Green
- Kenyon John Frith, Woolhouse and Bamford ironmongers, Pond's Forge and Slitting Mill
- Kenyon John filesmith, slit iron, bolted iron, hoop and steel, Hollis Street
- Kippax and Knowel, Wholesale cutlers and silversmiths
- Kitchen John, cheesefactor and corn dealer, Snig Hill
- Kirkby Samuel, razor maker, Lambert street
- Knowles Francis, penknife cutter, White croft
- Law Thomas, and Co. platers and silver cutters, Norfolk street
- Leadbater John, razor maker, Copper street
- Law Joseph, Filesmith, Gibraltar
- Law Philip, edgetool maker, Coalpit lane
- Lambert Robert, grocer and tea dealer, Market place
- Leathley Benjamin, cutler and ivory cutter, Hollis croft
- Lindley William and Son, cutlers, Pondwell hill
- Littlewood John, manufacturer of silver handled table knives and forks, West bar Green
- Linley William, razor maker, and cast-steel and frizing knife maker, Spring street
- Loftus and Brightman, manufacturers, Church lane
- Ludlam Elizabeth, cutler, Burgess street
- Madin and Trickett, cutlers and platers, Farfield
- Mappin Jonathan, plater and cup-maker, Fargate
- Mangnall and Faulkner, Merchants, Norfoik street
- Martin Charles, springknife cutler, Pond lane
- Marriott Thomas razor maker, Cropper street
- Marsden William, Fellmonger, Tower street
- Midgeley Thomas, table-knife cutler, Bridgehouses
- Matthews John, penknife cutler, West bar green
- Matthews Samuel, table-knife cutler, Lambert croft
- Newsom Kemp Isiah, penknife cutler, Norfolk street
- Newton Francis, grocer, Bull stake
- Newbould Samuel, sheersmith, Coalpit lane
- Nowell Joseph, cutler, Copper street
- Norcross William, fine scissars maker, Lambert street
- Oates Christopher, table knife cutler, White croft
- Oates John, spring knife cutler, Little Sheffield
- Osborne George, spring knife cutler, Little Sheffield
- Owen Robert, pocket and table knife cutler, West bar green
- Parker Thomas and Ebenezer, cutlers and factors, Holy croft
- Parker Elihu, table knife cutler and factor, Pea croft
- Parker Kenyon, attorney, Bull stake
- Parkin Thomas, cutler, Scotland street
- Parkins Joseph and sons, razor makers, Campo lane
- Patten Hannah, cutler, silver street
- Patten George, pen knife and pocketknife cutler, Coalpit lane
- Pearson and Ashmore, Metal button makers, Coalpit lane
- Pearson Jarvis, scissar maker, Paver street
- Pearson William, druggist, High street
- Penlington Samuel, Cheesefactor, King street
- Peach Samuel, inn-keeper, Angel, Market place, Birmingham and London Coaches every day, and Post-chaises
- Proctors and Beilby Opticians, Milk street
- Pryor Thomas, fine scissars, and surgeon's instrument maker, Gibraltar
- Rayner, Turner and son, merchants, York street
- Revill Charles, filesmith, Hill
- Revill George and sons, razor and jack penknife maker, New street
- Riding James and sons, cutlers, Copper street
- Roebuck Benjamin and son, merchants, Church lane
- Rodgers Josiah and Maurice, penknife and razor makers, Hollis croft
- Rose William, penknife cutler, Coal pit lane
- Roberts Jacob and Samuel, cutlers, Union street
- Roberts, Eyre and Co. silversmiths and platers, Union street
- Rowbotham John, silversmith and cutler, Norfolk street
- Rowbotham John, grocer, Sims croft
- Rutherford William, case maker, China square
- Salt John, tableknife cutler, Furness
- Sauer, Eyre, and Co. merchants, Union street
- Shaw Jonathan, malster, Shire bridge
- Sheppard John, razor maker, Hollis croft
- Shemeld, Parkin, Hague, and Staniforth, merchants and manufacturers of cutlery, Arundell street
- Shipley John, currier, King street
- Shaw Thomas, clasp maker, Fig street
- Simmons Samuel, stationer, Market place
- Smith William, scissar smith, Hollis croft
- Smith Sarah and son, filesmiths, Back lane
- Smith Samuel, tableknife cutler, Scotland street
- Smith George, razor and penknife cutler, Smithfield
- Smith John, spring knife cutler, Grindle gate
- Smith George, filesmith, Church lane
- Smith Samuel, filesmith, Heely
- Smith John, grocer and tea dealer, Snig hill
- Smith Thomas, ironmonger, High street
- Smith and Vavasour, working jewellers & toymen, Market place
- Smelter George and Philip, raff merchants, Castle fold
- Spencer Matthias and sons, filesmiths, Pea croft
- Staniland Richard, razor maker, Burgess street
- Staniforth Samuel, woollen draper and merchants, Market place
- Stansfield John, apothecary and man-midwife, High street
- Stanley Samuel, table knife cutler, Scotland street
- Saniland John, table knife cutler, Pond lane
- Stead Richard and son, cutlers, Hollis croft
- Sykes John and Dennis, manufacturers of wood, ivory, silver and plated table knives and forks
- Sutton William, razor maker, Ponds market
- Swift John, cutler and scissar maker, China square
- Swallow Joseph, spotted penknife cutler, Smithfield
- Tillotson Thomas, tableknife cutler, Coal pit lane
- Townshend James, pocket knife cutler, Hollis croft
- Trickitt William, cutler, Arundel street
- Trickitt Enoch and James, filesmiths, Coal pit lane
- Travis Nathaniel, penknife cutler, White cross
- Turner Samuel, mercer, Market place
- Turner Nicholas filesmith, Lambert croft
- Tudor and Leader, silver smiths and platers, Sycamore hill
- Twigg Jonathan, penknife cutler, Broad lane end
- Warburton Samuel, tableknife cutler, Hollis croft
- Wainwright and Staniland, tableknife cutlers, Hollis croft
- Waterhouse John, horn button maker, Newfield green
- Waterhoufe Jeremiah, cuttoe and knife
- Ward James, pocket and penknife cutler, Spring street
- Ward Jeremiah, cutler, Castle green
- Ward William, bookseller and printer, Market street
- Warburton Samuel, penknife and razor maker, Westbrook green
- Westbrook Joseph, scissar maker, Westbrook green
- Watson Thomas, innkeeper, George
- White Samuel, filesmith, Bayly fields
- Winter, Parsons and Hall, platers, Market place
- Withers Benjamin and Co. manufacturers of silver, ivory, plated and wood handle, tableknives and forks, razors, pen-knives and stamp'd penknives, Pinston cross lane
- Wilde William, file maker, Church lane
- Windle Edmund, tableknife cutler, Lambert street
- Wilde Margaret, filesmith, Hollis croft
- Wilde Hannah and son, filesmith, Hollis croft
- Wild Jonathan and son, penknife cutlers, Kims court
- Wilson Elizabeth, penknife cutler, Church street
- Wood George, scissar maker, Pea croft
- Wood Benjamin and son, mettle and horn button makers, Lambert street
- Wortley John, fine scissar maker, Copper street
- Wright William, razor maker, Gibralter
- Young, Greaves and Hoyland, silverfmiths and manufacturers of plated wares and buttons, Union street