John Kirk (1820-1889) was the son of John Kirk (a table knife manufacturer) and his wife, Mary. By 1845, father and son were partners in John Kirk & Son in Whitecroft. In 1849, the business was based at 4 Rockingham Street. But John Kirk Sen. died in that year, aged 66, and was buried at St George’s churchyard, Portobello. His son continued to trade and live in Rockingham Street. He was married twice: first, in 1840 to Mary Ann Warren (died 1850); and second, in 1851 to Emma Wragg (c.1824-1884), who in the Census o....