Joseph Burdekin
Joseph Burdekin (1824-1904) of Sheffield
Of (1) Burdekins and Greening, (2) Corsan, Denton, Burdekin and Co., and (3) William Jessop and Sons
Born 2 Nov 1824 in Sheffield, son of Benjamin Burdekin of B & J Burdekin, merchants and manufacturers of files, table knives, forks, etc, Carver Street, Sheffield.[1]
1849 Burdekins and Greening patented a construction of table knives to prevent the separation of ivory handles from blades.[2]
1850 Partnership between Thomas Pierson Burdekin, Joseph Burdekin, and Thomas Nicholas Greening, carrying on business together as merchants and manufacturers, in Sheffield and London as “Burdekins and Greening” was dissolved by mutual consent 31 Oct 1850.[3] Thomas and Joseph Burdekin were brothers.
1851 Census - Joseph Burdekin, Hardware Merchant.
1852 Partner in Corsan, Denton, Burdekin and Co. Merchants and Manufacturers, 105 Eyre Street. [4]
1853 Tenders invited for the erection of cutlers’ shops, engine house etc., for Corsan, Denton, Burdekin and Co. in Eyre Lane.[5]
1858 Forty female workers from Corsan, Denton, Burdekin and Co. attended an tea to celebrate the marriage of Mr Corsan.[6] Little has come to light about the nature of C D B & Co’s business, but noteworthy is the very high level of female employment in Sheffield’s cutlery industry in this period. There is a university thesis on this subject for those with an interest.
1862 Merchant, partner in Corsan, Denton, Burdekin and Co. Merchants and Manufacturers, 105 Eyre Street. [7]
1863 Partnership between William Carson Corsan, Joseph Denton, Joseph Burdekin, and John Boaks, as general merchants in Sheffield and New York dissolved from 31 Dec 1862 and company liquidated. Joseph Burdekin to settle affairs in England.[8]
1863 105 Eyre Street warehouse lately occupied by Corsan, Denton, Burdekin To Let. Contact J Burdekin on the premises.[9] Same advert ran for 7 months.
1866 described as a merchant, but nothing further known.[10]
1871 Census - Retired merchant, now employed as a cashier.
1875 Appointed to the Board and as joint managing director of newly incorporated William Jessop and Sons Limited. Notices state that Joseph Burdekin was cashier and financial manager of the predecessor private partnership and that he and his co-managing director, former works manager Montague Stevenson, were to provide a substantial proportion of the capital. [11]
1879 On the death of Montague Stevenson, his co-managing director, Burdekin became sole managing director of Jessops.
1891 Resigned his position on the Board of William Jessop and Sons after several years of bad health which had restricted his participation.[12]
1904 Died 3 Oct 1904 at his home, Athol House, Scarborough.[13]
Joseph’s son William Blake Burdekin (1858-1922) was also associated with William Jessop and Sons, as Company Secretary (1891-1905) and a director (1905-1919).
- ↑ Baptism Register and Gell’s 1825 Directory of Sheffield
- ↑ Globe - 29 Dec 1849
- ↑ Sheffield Independent - 2 Nov 1850
- ↑ White’s Directory of Sheffield 1852
- ↑ Sheffield Independent - 16 Apr 1853
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 25 Aug 1858
- ↑ White’s Directory of Sheffield 1862
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 30 May 1863
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 1 Aug 1863
- ↑ Sheffield Independent - 20 Feb 1866
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph – 11 Dec 1875; 14 Dec 1875; 18 Dec 1875
- ↑ Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 25 Mar 1891
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 4 Oct 1904