This fork making partnership, which involved John and George Simpson, was active at Peacroft between 1811 and 1823 (according to directories).  William Simpson had been listed as fork maker at Peacroft in 1797.  Apprenticeship records of the Company of Cutlers provide some evidence that William was the father of John and George.  John, the son of William, a fork maker, was granted his Freedom in 1796.  George, the son of William (or John), deceased fork maker, became a Freeman in 1806.  Interestingly, William Simpson, cutler, was buried at the parish church on 12 January 1806.  However, so far none of these relationships can be confirmed.  To complicate the picture further: parish church burials included George Simpson, fork maker, Edward Street, on 10 May 1823 (aged 46); and George Simpson, fork maker, Scotland Street, on 7 February 1827 (aged 78).

By 1825, Simpson & Scott had been formed to manufacture forks in Trinity Street, but it was dissolved in the following year.  The partners were George Simpson and David Scott (1789-1861).  The latter became a file manufacture (mingling that with running a pub).  He was buried at Dronfield (Tweedale, 2020¹).   George Simpson (presumably the same individual) joined Thomas Higginbottom to make forks.  But this was soon dissolved in 1828, with George Simpson signing with his mark.  His later life is unclear.  George Simpson, grocer and flour dealer, appeared in the directory (1828) at Scotland Street.  The General Cemetery burial register provides another clue: it recorded the death of George Simpson, fork maker, at Wellington Street on 21 March 1837 (aged 61).  However, no information was provided on his cause of death or parentage. 

^1. Tweedale, G, Directory of Sheffield Tool Manufacturers, 1740-2018 (2020)