Isaac Oates & Son
Isaac Oates (c.1770-1837) was a pen, pocket, and fancy knife manufacturer, who was listed in 1817 in Holley [Hawley] Croft. This was a lane near St Peter’s Church, which was also the home of Joseph Rodgers & Sons. Isaac Oates may have been the individual of that name listed in Leader (1905-6)1 – the son of Edward (late of Stannington) – who was apprenticed to Thomas Carr, Stannington, in 1784 and granted his Freedom in 1800. In 1822, the business was styled Isaac Oates & Son ....
