Table-knife manufacturer and merchant James Woodhouse (c. 1791-1851), New Church Street, was listed in the directory of 1828.  In the 1830s, he moved to Rockingham Lane and was later at Old Rockingham Works, Rockingham Street.  He died on 3 March 1851, aged 65, and was buried at Ecclesall.  His widow, Mary Ann Woodhouse (1794-1880), inherited the business, which advertised in 1852 and 1856 as a manufacturer of silver and plated dessert knives and forks, daggers, Bowies, and spear-point knives.  In 1858, the ‘old-established’ business, with a ‘valuable connexion home and abroad’ and suitable for someone with up to £4,000 capital, was offered for sale (Sheffield Independent, 18 December 1858).  However, the firm was still trading in 1860; but was not listed thereafter. 

Mary Ann died on 31 August 1880 and was buried at Ecclesall, leaving an estate under £2,000.  James Woodhouse’s son, James Reuben Woodhouse (1825-1876), became a commercial traveller.  He died suddenly on 12 September 1876, aged 51, after collapsing at home with heart failure (Sheffield Independent, 16 September 1876).  He was buried in an unconsecrated grave in the General Cemetery, leaving about £3,000.