Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,729 pages of information and 247,131 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
1800 Born in Sheffield son of John Sorby and his wife Elizabeth; baptised in Sheffield[1]
1851 Alfred Sorby 50, retired hardware merchant, lived in Kensington with Anne Sorby 51, Anne L Sorby 20[2]
1866 Died in Scarborough[3]
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