Edward South & Company
Edward South (1800-1885) was born in Sheffield, apparently the son of Francis (a cutler) and Sarah. Edward became a partner with Charles Holmes in South & Holmes, a table knife manufacturer. This ended in 1837. South was listed in 1841 as a table knife manufacturer in Fitzwilliam Street. Four years later he advertised in a local directory. By the 1870s, the output included spear, dagger, and hunting knives. Helped by his son, John, Edward South employed 38 workers in 1851, though that ....
