William and John Brightmore
According to Leader (1905-06)1, the Brightmores were an ‘old and respectable Sheffield family’. The trade directory (1787) has a cluster of Brightmores in Townhead Cross in the town centre. These included: Loftus, Brightmore & Co, steel converters; John Brightmore, table knives, razors, and phlemes; Brightmore, Bishop & Co, factors; and William Brightmore, pen and pocket knives. Little is known about these enterprises. An entity named Loftus, Brightmore & Bishop, merchants &nda....
