Benjamin Birks
Benjamin Birks (1855-1906)
Born at Sheffield the son of George Birks, a Metal Stamper.
1883 Married to Ada Sharpe
1901 Residing at 59 Harrison Road, Sheffield: Benjamin Birks (age 45 born Sheffield), Steel Tilter and employer. With his wife Ada, two sons and a daughter.[1]
1906 Died. Tilting contractor at the Toledo Steel Works.
Obituary 1906 [2]
Mr. Benjamin Birks, of Harrison Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield, died on Tuesday, aged 50 years.
Mr. Birks, who had been seriously ill for some time, was well-known in the steel trade. Beginning life as a tilter at the age of ten, he served his apprenticeship at the Globe Steel Works subsequently going to the Toledo Steel Works of Jno. Hy. Andrew and Co. There he had he management of the tilting for close upon thirty years.
In 1885, the Cutlers' Company held an industrial exhibition, at which Mr. Birks obtained the first prize and a gold medal for excellence of workmanship in his craft.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1901 Census
- ↑ The Engineer 1906/02/23