S. M. Ellis & Company
Samuel Milton Ellis (1874-1956) was the son of silversmith George Ellis and his wife, Priscilla. George was described as a spoon and fork filer, of Alexandra Road, when he died in 1887, aged 48. He was buried in an unconsecrated grave in City Road Cemetery. Samuel, like his brothers Benjamin and George, would follow his father’s trade. By 1911, Samuel was a filer of electro-plate cutlery, working on his own account, and living at Woodseats Road. In the interwar years, Samuel was listed as a manufacturer of electr....
