Thomas Mottram & Sons
This firm was a merchant and ‘manufacturer’ of cutlery, edge tools, and steel. It was listed in Eyre Lane between 1839 and 1849. The originator of the business was Thomas Mottram (c.1772-1846), who apparently operated from Eyre Lane in the 1820s (the 1822 directory listed Mottram & Greaves, merchant, Eyre Lane). Thomas married Ruth Jepson and had two sons – Matthew and Henry (the latter born in 1812). Thomas Mottram, Park Field, died on 5 October 1846, aged 74. ....
