Hobson, Seaman & Company
Francis Hobson & Son was a merchant, steel, and file manufacturer, Don Steel Works, Savile Street. The founder was Francis Hobson (1801-1874), the brother of J. C. Hobson, who apparently started the business in 1828. His son was also named Francis Hobson, who took over the firm after his father’s death on 28 August 1874, aged 72 (leaving under £60,000). In the Census (1881), Francis Hobson Jun. described himself as a steel manufacturer, employing 50 men and nine boys. By 1893, Hobson,....
