Atkinson Brothers Ltd
The founders – Edward Atkinson (1846-1904) and John Furniss Atkinson (1851-1914) – were the sons of William Atkinson (a draper) and his wife Caroline Frances Bacon. Their mother was the daughter of Henry Andrew Bacon, who had launched The Sheffield Independent newspaper. William Atkinson, Broomgrove, died on 29 November 1874, aged 76, leaving under £2,000. Caroline died only hours later on 1 December 1874, aged 56.Edward and John trained as cutlery clerks: the former at E. Parker & Son....
