George Kitchen Addy (1886-1932) was born at Sheffield, the son of Frederick Kitchen Addy (a table knife cutler) and Ellen Smith.

George worked as a table knife hafter, before starting his own business as a cutlery manufacturer.  In 1922, he was listed at 70 Trafalgar Street.  In the Sheffield directory (1925), he had moved to Beta Works (which was described as back of 154 Fitzwilliam Street).   

He died at The Royal Infirmary, Derby, on 7 July 1932.  Addy and his wife (Janet) were travelling in a motor cycle and sidecar combination, when they were in collision at Long Eaton with a combination travelling in the opposite direction (Nottingham Evening Post, 11 August 1932).  Addy died five days later, aged 46. After an inquest, the other motor cyclist, Harry Edwin Price, was censured, fined, and had his licence suspended for a year (Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 3 September 1932).  

Addy left an estate of £966. Addy’s handle boring machine, polishing machines, glazers, dollies, and knife blanks were auctioned (Sheffield Daily Independent, 25 July 1933).