Willey & Co., Drapers, 65 Market Place

[Ponytail]

Willey & Co., drapers 65 Market Place. 

Established 1800

Advertisement from Illustrated Guide to Sheffield, Pawson & Brailsford. 1862

 

Whites Directory 1849

Judd, James ( Willey, Judd & Co.) h. 65 Market Place. 

Willey, Judd & Co., linen & woolen draper etc., 65 Market Place

Willey, John and Thomas, gentlemen. 267 Glossop Road.

(included John & Thomas in case they were involved with Willey, Judd & Co) 

 

Whites Directory 1852

Willey, Judd & Co., linen & woolen drapers, silk mercers, hosier, lacemen and smock frock and shirt manufacturers, 65 Market Place

Willey, Thomas & John, gentlemen, 267 Glossop Road. 

Judd, Mr. Edwin, 63 Market Place

(I've included Edwin as he lived next door to the shop) 

Judd, James, draper (Willey & Judd) h. Collegiate Crescent. 

 

Whites Directory 1862

Willey & Co., linen & woollen drapers, silk mercers & etc., 65 Market Place. 

Willey, George Collision, draper etc. (Willey & Co.) h. 36 Wilkinson Street. 

Willey, John, gentleman, 267 Fearn Bank

(not sure if he had connection to Willey & Judd) 

 

 

[Edmund]

That should be George Collisson Willey, a draper, who died suddenly aged 37 on 19th February 1864 at Taptonville Crescent.  Though George Collision Willey would be a fine name also.

[Ponytail]

Bet that spelling mistake gave you smile, thanks for correcting it Edmund. 

Is there anything to find out about the Willey /Judd partnership? 

Did Willey & Co. go out of business after the death of Thomas Collisson Willey?