Some notes on John Yeomans Cowlishaw.
Born on the 7th May 1829, in Sheffield and died on the 23rd January 1895, at Rotherham, Yorkshire.
John's uncle on his mother's side, was John Newton Mappin (co-founder of Mappin & Webb), and he is known to have served his apprenticeship in the cutlery trade. He was married on the 24th August 1853, at St. John Church Broughton, Salford, Manchester, to Sarah Briddon, (b.11th December 1828 in Manchester - died 16th November 1893, in Sheffield).
John Yeomans Cowlishaw committed suicide on the 23rd January 1895. The verdict of coroner's jury was "Suicide while temporarily insane".
His residence at the time of his death was noted as: Tapton Cliffe, Fulwood Road, Sheffield
Abraham Lincoln carried a penknife made by John Yeomans Cowlishaw. See:
http://www.lincolncollection.org/collec ... pen-knife/Trev.
