James Oxley (Sheffield) Ltd
John Oxley was a shoe and butchers’ knife manufacturer, who was listed in Whitecroft in 1822 (a later trade advertisement gave an establishment date of 1797). By 1825, he was based in Hollis Croft. John apparently died in about 1837. By his wife, Mary, he had two sons – George (1808-1879) and James (1811-1881) – who were baptised at Lee Croft Independent Chapel. The brothers took over their father’s firm, first in Hollis Croft and then by the 1850s at 56 Garden Stre....
