Henry Ducker
Henry Ducker (1817-1900) was born in Sheffield, the son of William (a cutler) and Alice. By the 1840s, Henry was a warehouseman and grocer at Peacroft. By 1860, he was a table knfe manufacturer (and shopkeeper) at Peacroft. By 1864, he had moved to Hollis Croft, where he occupied the ground floor of Hides’ premises. In 1881, Ducker employed nine men and two girls. He retired later that decade. He died on 31 January 1900 at Old Denaby and was buried in the General Cemetery. He l....
