The Stamfords came from Hull.  Edward Stamford was variously described as a builder, joiner, and timber manager.  He married Anne and their son, Joseph, was born in 1840 in Hull.  In 1861, the family lived in Gloucester Street, Sheffield, and Joseph was a table knife manager.  In 1862, he advertised from White’s Cutlery Works, Porter Street, as a manufacturer of table, spear-point, butcher, palette, and cook knives.  It was not listed again.  Subsequent Census entries show Joseph continuing to work as a table cutlery manager.  He later lived in Cuthbert Street and may have died in 1903, aged 63.  He was buried at Wardsend Cemetery on 5 August.