John Ryalls & Sons
John Ryalls (1828-1890) was the son of Jasper Ryalls (a cutler and sometimes grocer and flour dealer in Little Sheffield) and his wife, Mary. Jasper died on 1 January 1834, aged 45, after a ‘long indisposition’. His son made spring knives in Little Sheffield and started business in 1851. By 1871, he had remarried and moved to Lane End, Ecclesall, where he employed eight men. By 1876, he was at Brunswick Works, Eldon Street. By 1881, he employed 35 men. John died on 11 August 1890, aged 61, at Carfield Mount....
