James Allan
James Allan (c.1816-1893) was a Sheffield-born white metal smith. According to Matheau-Raven (19971), he had traded in Britannia metal wares since 1849. In the Census (1851), he was enumerated in Occupation Road, Wicker, living with his wife Elizabeth and three apprentices. He employed 20 hands. He was not listed in a directory until the 1860s, when he was joined by his son – James Frith Allan (1843-1894) – in Johnson Lane/Andrew Street, Wicker. J. F. Allen apparently became manager ....
