James Makin & Company
This branch of the Makin family can be traced to John Makin. He may have been the cutler of that name from Attercliffe, who gained his Freedom in 1749. The Makins launched a fork-making business in the Wicker. In 1786, John Makin’s son, James (d.1812?) registered a silver mark as a plate worker. In the following year, he was listed in a Sheffield directory as a manufacturer of forks in the Wicker. James Makin was Master Cutler in 1803. His son, James Makin Jun. (1776-1821), became a ....
