Ryland’s Electro-Plating Company Ltd
The Ryland’s family came from Birmingham. William Ryland (c.1815-1872) was born in King’s Norton and in 1856 established himself in the electro-plate trade in Rockingham Street, Sheffield. In 1871, he employed three men and three boys. He died on 15 November 1872, aged 57, and was buried in the General Cemetery. His son was William Ryland (1842-1900), who by 1868 had started his own business as an electro-plater and gilder to the trade in Eyre Street. In 1869, at St Philip&rsqu....
