James Cowen & Sons
James Cowen – whose full name was apparently George James Cowen – was born in Sheffield in about 1830, the son of Henry (a cutler) and Sarah. He and his family operated as both cutlers and grocers / publicans. James himself was probably the table knife cutler, whose parents were enumerated as warehouse workers in Sycamore Street in the Census (1851). By 1861, James was living in Cemetery Road with his wife, Elizabeth (c.1831-1901), and two sons, George Henry (1854-1922) and James Roger (1857-192....
