Joseph Whittington
The Whittingtons were members of a working-class family, who lived in Occupation Road, Brightside. Several men in the family were knife grinders. One was Thomas Whittington, who died on 7 November 1852, aged 57, and had worked at Joseph Rodgers & Sons as a pen-blade grinder for 45 years. His brother, Joseph Whittington, was born in about 1800 and also worked as a pen-knife grinder at Joseph Rodgers & Sons. He died on 4 July 1854, aged 54, and – like his brother – was buried i....
