Thomas and Joseph Colley
The Colley family was involved in scissors making in the St Philip’s district. William Colley and Joseph Colley were scissors manufacturer in Pea Croft between about 1825 and 1841. In the early nineteenth century, two other family groups were active: the Allen Street Colleys, who operated Colley Bros; and Thomas and Joseph Colley, who were based in St Philip’s Road. The relationship between these various Colleys is not always easy to discern, though some were Quakers. One Sheffield cutler,....
