Alfred Lindley was born in Barnsley (the Census suggests between about 1850 and 1860). He was the son of Joseph Lindley, a currier, and his wife Ann. By 1861, Ann was a widow (and ‘proprietor of houses’), living with her family in Oxford Street, Sheffield. In 1871, Ann and Alfred were living in Fir Street. Alfred was a 22-year-old silversmith. By 1881, Alfred was a silver plate manager. In the early 1880s, he launched his own business in Eldon Street, but soon moved to Richmond Plate Works, Napier Str....