Rawson Brothers (Cutlers) Ltd
The ‘brothers’ were Frederick Percy Rawson (1843-1909) and James Harvey Rawson (1838-1906). They were the sons of Samuel Rawson (1802-1877), a joiner and builder, and his wife, Harriet. The family supposedly had links to John Rawson (the second Master Cutler in 1625); but others have suggested that this branch of the family came from Tickhill in the 1790s and had no connection with the distant Master. Percy was born on 24 November 1843 at Hill Foot, Sheffield. Between 1858 and 1864, he was....
