Sarah Wells & Sons
Sarah Wells & Sons, a table knife manufacturer, was first listed in a directory in 1829, operating from Backfields. The owner, Sarah Wells (c.1774-1849), was a widow. Her husband, Thomas Wells, had apparently died in 1825. Thomas’s background is obscure, but he was probably baptised in 1781, the son of Christopher Wells, a tailor. Thomas was apprenticed to file smith Isaac Andrews in 1795. However, he never became a Freeman and his name did not appear in any directory. His ....
