William Thomas Staniforth
Staniforths had been cutlers since at least the sixteenth century. This Staniforth business was apparently founded in 1849. William Thomas Staniforth (c.1820-1890) was listed as a spring-knife maker in Norfolk Street in 1852. He was involved in the activities of John Rodgers & Sons, which attracted a notable legal action from Joseph Rodgers & Sons. In 1853, Staniforth was bankrupt. Instead of paying his creditors, he sold his stock of cutlery cheaply and fled to Liverpool. With fou....
