David Miller was born in Brampton, Cumberland, in about 1794. By 1829, he was listed in Sheffield as an ironmonger, merchant, and table knife manufacturer in Orchard Street. Between 1833 and 1849, he was running a ‘Birmingham and Sheffield warehouse’ in Fargate. In about 1851, David Miller & Son was operating from Eldon Works in Eldon Street as a merchant and razor and spring knife manufacturer. In the 1850s, the founder lived at Tapton Ville with his wife, Jane, and son, Joseph. ....