Isaac Schofield
Born in Dronfield in about 1795, Isaac Schofield was a table knife manufacturer in Broomspring Lane by 1833. In 1857, he acquired the Coalpit Lane business of John Gillott. In 1858, Schofield advertised in a Birmingham directory a variety of ivory table knives and forks. On 5 January 1863, aged 67, he collapsed from heart disease at the entrance to Broomhall Park and died soon afterwards at his home in Mackenzie Place. His burial in the General Cemetery was unconsecrated. He had been an Alderman....
