George Shadford Lee
Born in Sheffield in about 1837, George Shadford Lee was the son of George Shadford Lee, a carpenter, and his wife Sarah née Travis. As a teenager, George S. Lee Jun. became a house servant. By 1861, he was a warehouseman and then by 1868 was in partnership with George Travis (see Travis, Wilson) as a silversmith and Britannia metal smith. In about 1869, he formed his own business at Charlotte Street Works. His mark was an anchor with his initials (GSL) and those of Henry Wigfull (HW), wit....
