Thomas Braithwaite (c.1808-1847) was a scissors forger and presumably related to other members of that family – though a connection has not been traced.  His first appearance in a directory as a scissors manufacturer was in 1841 at Allen Street (though a warehouseman of that name was listed in 1833 at Regent Street).  In the Census (1841), Thomas was living at Allen Street with his wife, Mary, sons John and Henry, and Henry Watson (a scissor maker’s apprentice).  In one directory (1841), Thomas’ address was Kenyon Alley.  However, in 1844 Thomas filed for insolvency, alongside Thomas Hobson (Sheffield Independent, 18 May 1844).  Thomas was described as late of Hermitage Street and formerly of Solly Street, Rockingham Street (where he had also kept a beer house), Allen Street, Beet Street, Regent Street, and Campo Lane (where he had been a scissors finisher).  In 1845, he was listed at Rockingham Street.  He died at Hermitage Street on 23 August 1847, aged 39, and was buried at St Mary’s churchyard, Bramall Lane.  His son, John Fordham Braithwaite (1832-1900) also became a scissors forger.