Thomas Flinn
From Graces Guide
Thomas Flynn
c.1889 Thomas Flynn was born in Sheffield, son of John and Helen Flynn[1]
1911 A saw smith, living with his widowed mother in Sheffield; one of 8 children[2]
As one of 10 children, living in back to back housing it was common place to take such a work placement and aim to get your own house further down the same street, as many of his siblings did. It seems this was, perhaps an inevitable piece of history.
1923 He set up his own saw-making business which became Thomas Flinn and Co. He took as apprentice one Frank Ellis.
1936 Sold the business to Frank Ellis.
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Sources of Information
- [1] Thomas Flinn website