Samuel Nelson
The Nelsons manufactured spring knives in the Edward Street / Upper Allen Street area. The family can be traced as far as Abraham Nelson, who was born in Sheffield on 10 October 1804. Abraham was the son of Isaac, a cutler, and his wife, Hannah. He worked as a spring knife cutler until his death at Daisy Walk on 24 March 1880, aged 75. His wife, Elizabeth, had died in 1869, aged 64. They were buried in St Philip’s churchyard, Shalesmoor. Their son, Samuel (183....
