W. & G. Sissons
A manufacturing silversmith and retailer, W. & G. Sissons traced its origins to Roberts, Cadman & Co. After various changes of partnership by 1826 (when it was known as S. Roberts, Smith & Co) the firm included William Sissons (1803-1878). He had attended a Boys’ Charity School in Sheffield and had been brought to the attention of Samuel Roberts, who in 1816 gave him a warehouse job in Eyre Street. After 1848 (when Roberts retired), partners Evan Smith and William Sissons began ....
