James Morton (c.1823-1870) was born in Eyam.  He was apparently the son of Joseph Morton, a stonemason, and his wife, Elizabeth.  In 1851, the family lived in Chester Street, Sheffield.  Joseph traded as a stonemason in Coalpit Lane (Cambridge Street), but several of his sons became involved in the horn trade.  Joseph Morton (c.1833-1865) was a horn cutter in Monmouth Street.   James Morton (c.1823-1870) was a horn, haft, and scale cutter, dealer in horns, pearl, and drinking horn manufacturer in Coalpit Lane.  He told the Census (1851) that he employed two men.   By 1861, Morton lived in Tapton Ville and employed five men.  He died at Lawson Road, Broomhill, on 6 April 1870, aged 47, leaving under £6,000.  He was buried in the General Cemetery.  His widow, Sarah, died in 1863, aged 37; Frances – his second wife – died in 1876, aged 52.   His parents were buried in the General Cemetery, alongside brother Joseph.  Two other brothers – John and Henry – established J. & H. Morton.