William Thomas Booth (1876-1955) was born at Sheffield, the son of Samuel Booth (a saw maker) and his wife, Martha. The family lived at Fulwood As a teenager, William worked as an apprentice at a merchant’s warehouse. By 1901, he was a ‘table blade warehouseman’. He graduated to cutlery manager within the next decade. In 1919, William (who resided at Norton Woodseats) was listed as a cutlery manufacturer at Hope Works, Well Lane. The factory was situated at the back of So....