John Hall (1824-1907)
John Hall (1824-1907) of William Jessop and Sons
Born 3 Sep 1824, son of John Hall, grocer, later one of the founding aldermen of Sheffield.
1852 wholesale grocer, 4 New Haymarket, apparently trading in own right, though he was next door to his father’s retail business, so there may have been an association.[1]
1854 Birth of son John Francis Hall
1862 Wholesale grocer, 6 and 8 New Haymarket.[2]
1871 Census - wholesale grocer, res Norbury Hall
1879 Wholesale grocer, 4 New Haymarket. [3]
1875-1891 Founder director of William Jessop and Sons Limited. [4]
1881 wholesale grocer, 4-8 New Haymarket, res Norbury Hall.[5]
1891 Census – colonial merchant, res Norbury Hall
1901 Sheffield directory entry – John Hall and Son, wholesale grocers, tea, sugar, and produce merchants, 15 and 17 Granville Hill; 16 Mark Lane, London; and Wilberforce Warehouses, Hull. John’s home “Norbury”, 249 Barnsley Road.[6]
Died 13 Dec 1907 at his home, “Norbury”, Sheffield, aged 83.[7]
Obituary[8]
“....In 1849 he established the extensive firm which still bears his name, that of John Hall and Son, Limited, Colonial merchants, in which his son, the late Mr. H Foljambe Hall, for many years was his active and energetic partner. Mr. Hall’s sound judgement and shrewd counsel in commercial and other matters was soon recognised by his contemporaries, and led to his becoming a director of several large industrial companies, notably those of William Jessop and Sons, the Yorkshire Engine Company, the Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery Co., and Truswell’s Brewery Co., of which latter company he acted as chairman for upwards of 20 years. He was also for many years a Governor of the Boys’ Charity School, and a member of the Boards of Management of the Jessop Hospital and Sheffield Savings Bank. etc. “
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ White’s Directory of Sheffield 1852 and 1851 census
- ↑ White’s Directory of Sheffield 1862 and 1861 census
- ↑ White’s Directory of Sheffield 1879
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph – 11 Dec 1875 and Sheffield Independent - 17 Mar 1891
- ↑ Kelly’s Directory of Sheffield 1881 and 1881 Census
- ↑ White’s Directory of Sheffield 1901
- ↑ Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Friday 13 Dec 1907
- ↑ Partial extract from obituary, Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 14 Dec 1907