James Walkland (born apparently in 1821, the son of Thomas, a cutler, and Sarah) was first listed in the 1860 directory as a silver piercer and tool maker in Green Lane.  He was living with his wife, Jane, and two sons (George and James) in St Philip’s Road.  By 1868, he was working in Westbar (Yard 122) as a manufacturer of electro-plate and Britannia metal wares (spoons, forks, desserts, and fish carvers).   By 1871, Walkland was living and working in Lambert Street.  In the mid-1970s, he was a manager at Sheffield Nickel & Silver Plate Co Ltd (see E. G. Draper), which was soon in financial difficulties.   In 1873, he had agreed to serve three years at £150 per annum.  He died on 12 August 1884, aged 63.  The firm of James Walkland & Sons remained listed in Rockingham Street between 1915 and 1924.