John Needham
John Needham (1818-1898) was apparently the son of Charles and Hannah Needham (and thus the brother of Charles Needham). John was a cap and ferrule and silver handle manufacturer at Jehu Lane/Commercial Street (1848-1866) and Arundel Street (1867-1891). He registered silver marks in 1848 and 1881. In the 1870s, he was landlord at the Talbot Hotel, Arundel Street. He was involved in property disputes and in 1881 was jailed for two months for maliciously wounding John Kirkby Smith, a tobacco manuf....
