Arthur Kirk was born 1869 the son of John Kirk, a spring knife maker living in Sheffield Park. By 1891 Arthur was employed as a cutlery warehouseman along with his younger brother, Frank, who was a cutler.. Arthur married Fanny Whitham in 1893 and they had a son, John Willis Kirk (1897-1972), and several daughters.In the Census (1901), Arthur was a spring knife manager. In 1905, he was listed in the local directory as a cutler, Sheaf Market. By 1911, he was a cutlery dealer at that address. Arth....