Louis Osbaldiston & Company
Louis (Henry) Osbaldiston was born in Sheffield on 11 November 1835. In the parish register, his name was Henry Lewis Osbaldeston; his father was Henry (a metalsmith) and his mother was Jane. In the Census of 1841, Jane (a hat trimmer) and son Louis were living at Siddall Street, but there was no mention of Henry. In subsequent Census enumerations, Jane (who died in 1893, aged 83) stated that she was either unmarried or a widow.In the Census (1851), Louis was a teenage saw maker. In 1863, he began tra....
