Claire, if he was a silversmith, there may be trade records of some kind. He would have served an apprenticeship and probably belonged to a guild. I have no idea what sort of survival there would be for the period, or where the existing records would be held, but there might be something.
If you have his marriage as taking place at Sheffield "Cathedral" would this be from the IGI? I suspect the local parish church became a cathedral some time after he got married. Have you had sight of the actual entry? It is possible the witnesses might give an extra clue.
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