Charles Burgon
Charles Burgon (sometimes spelled ‘Burgin’) was born in Sheffield in 1832, the son of John Burgin and his wife Amelia. He became a spring knife cutler, who launched Larom & Burgon, Boston Works, Charlotte Street, in about 1852. Burgon’s partner was Frederick Larom, the son of a Baptist minister, who was later styled as an ‘American merchant’ before his death on 1 December 1871, aged 40 (his unconsecrated burial was in the General Cemetery). Larom & Burgon wa....
