Waterhouse, Hatfield & Company
The origins of this company are complex, but they dated from the activities of silver smith Joseph Waterhouse (1759-1826). Born in Ecclesall, Waterhouse was apparently trained at Ashforth, Ellis and was then involved in various partnerships in the 1790s and early 1800s with the Kirkby family. In 1795, when one of the partners (John Walton) withdrew, the dissolution notice listed: Samuel Kirkby, James Kirkby, Joseph Waterhouse, Joseph Elliot, and John Hodgson. In 1797, Kirkby, Waterhouse & Co was l....
