Benjamin Vickers
Benjamin Vickers was baptised at St Peter’s parish church on 5 December 1754. He was the son of John Vickers, a baker and later miller, and his wife, Mary Hall. Benjamin was apprenticed to Matthew Thomas, a scissors maker, and was granted his Freedom in 1776. In 1787, he was listed as a ‘fine scissor’ manufacturer in Spring Street, using a trade mark composed of his initials. Working in the same street was John Linley who married Benjamin’s sister. This apparently led Ben....
