This firm apparently originated with Charles Henry Beatson (c.1828-1892). He was the son of Francis Beatson, who had specialised in the manufacture of cutlery handles. Charles Henry became a brass turner and ferrule maker, who lived with his wife, Harriet, in Sheldon Row. He was buried in Burngreave Cemetery on 4 February 1892. He had three sons: Henry, Frederick, and Charles. The Beatson lineage is complex, but apparently it was Frederick Beatson (1858-1939), who provided the next link.&n....