The History of Bartholomew & Sons

For over a century Bartholomew & Sons of Rotherham has been entirely owned and run by the Bartholomew family. At a time when many private firms are being taken over, Bartholomew & Sons is proud of it's heritage and independence.

Bartholomew & Sons was founded in 1891 by Alfred Bartholomew when he took over the deeds of a joiners and wheelwright firm in Rotherham. This led to the construction of coffins and the natural progression to offering the full funeral service in the Rotherham area.

James Willliam Bartholomew continued the hard work after his father and before his sons, Dennis and Philip guided the company through a period of expansion which saw the business move to Maltby in 1960.

Bartholomew and Sons has helped the people of Maltby in their time of grief ever since conducting funerals with the highest professionalism and respect. Firstly from an office on Morrell Street and more recently from the premises on Coleridge Road. Now Bartholomew and Sons serve the community from their new office at 1 High Street.

Further expansion in 1978 led to the business premises on Broom Valley Road in Rotherham. This Town Centre location cements the company's standing as Funeral Director to the people of Rotherham.

Dennis was honoured by Her Majesty the Queen in the 1997 MBE honours list in recognition of his services to the community of Whiston – the business's original birth place. His son Tony, who took over the running of the business in 1983, continues to hold strong links with that area of Rotherham.

Throughout thirty years of hard work, Tony expanded the business to all areas of Rotherham and developed an unrivalled personal and dignified service.

Tony retired from the day to day running of the business in 2008. Today the business is run by his son James who has continued to drive the business forward, concentrating on the personal service delivered by his father and previous generations and has recently overseen the move to 1 High Street, Maltby. James has expanded the range of services now offered to move with the changing requirements of families who now wish to personalise services more than ever before.

A caring team of both full and part-time staff remain a key element in the success of Bartholomew and Sons. We pride ourselves on being responsible down to the last detail and we will always go that extra mile in the quest to conduct funerals of excellence. This philosophy helps us uphold our traditional values while adapting to modern ways and maintain our wonderfully personal service.