Hatfield & Hunter
One of the partners was Sheffield’s renowned local chronicler, Joseph Hunter (1783-1861). He was born at Cheney Row, the son of Michael Hunter (1759-1831) and Elizabeth née Girdler (1761-1787). His father was a merchant and forerunner of the cutlery manufacturer M. Hunter & Son. The death of his mother, when Joseph was a child, meant that he was entrusted to the care of a guardian, Rev. Joseph Evans of Upper Chapel (Manning, 19001). In 1797, when he was fourteen, Joseph Hunter w....
