John Harrison
John Harrison (1821-1887) was a steel fork maker, who was born in Blackburn, Kimberworth, near Rotherham. In the Census (1841), he was living in Blackburn, with his parents (William, a fork maker, and Maria). Next door was another family of fork makers – named Sayles – whose daughter, Elizabeth, became John Harrison’s wife. Harrison was a fork maker in Kimberworth in 1861 but moved to Sheffield and established himself in Monmouth Street. He advertised in 1871 as a manufacturer of ste....
