William Howe
Table knife manufacturer William Howe was apparently baptised in Sheffield on 25 January 1792, the son of William (a grinder) and Ellen. He worked and lived at Hollis Croft, where he appeared in 1822 in the local directory. The Census (1841) enumerated Howe at Hollis Croft with a large family, which included his wife, Mary, and two sons, William and Henry. The firm placed a modest advertisement for its table knives in the directory of 1849. Howe employed 15 men in 1851. William Howe ....
