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[Bookplate for John Caton Thompson]

In black ink on white paper, this bookplate consists of a shield parted per pale, baron and femme, three coats ; first, or, a bordure, argent, a lion rampant ; second, parted per fess, sable, on a chevron argent, between three swans' heads, two over one, erased at the neck, ducally gorged, three pellet one over two ; in base (same as second) sable, on a chevron argent, between three swans' heads, two over one, erased at the neck, ducally gorged, three pellet one over two. Above a straight wreath, the crest of a lion rampant, ducally gorged. Below the shield, laurel sprigs. At the bottom of the ex libris appears the name 'John Caton Thompson.'.

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Thompson, John Caton

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The owner was likely John Caton Thompson (October 15, 1801-?), son of John and Dorothy Thompson of Lancashire, England. The birth registries for several of Thompson's children list his occupation as solicitor or attorney, and he appears to have been a partner in several businesses including a 'rope-manufacturers and ship-chandlers' business, which was dissolved in June 1827 ; the firm of William Birkett and Company, manufacturing chemists, which was dissolved in November 1831 ; and the firm of Henry Thompson and Company, ale and porter brewers, which was dissolved in August 1846. On May 10, 1831, Thompson married Mary Troughton, the daughter of John Troughton of Leach Hall and Anne Moore Troughton. After Mary died on January 20, 1834, leaving behind children Dorothy Ann, Frances Mary, and John Troughton, Thompson married her sister, Alice, on November 29, 1834, and had known children William Caton, Federick Horsfall, Charles, Alfred George, Alice, and Walter Henry. For much of his adult life, it appears that Thompson lived in Low Hill, a quarter on the border of Liverpool in the township of West Derby. Although his date of death is not known, in a marriage notice for his fourth son, Charles, in the Liverpool Mercury of October 1, 1875, Thompson is referred to as the late John Caton Thompson of Liverpool. The ex libris of Thompson's son-in-law, Marcus Brown Westhead (c. 1834-1897), who married Thompson's oldest daughter, Frances Mary, is also in the Thomas Murray Bookplate Collection, as is the ex libris of his wives' first cousin, the Reverend Thomas Troughton (1817-1880).
References:
1) Burke, B. (1852). A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of great Britain & Ireland for 1852 : Comprising particulars of upwards of 100,000 individuals. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from http://books.google.ca/books?id=iWRHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1437&dq=Thomas,+mayor+of+Preston+1834-1835:+m.+at+Whittington,+November+1816,+Miss+Rachael+Moore,+and+has+one+son,+Thomas&hl=en&sa=X&ei=f409T6rwKuTW2AWvgsSYCA&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Thomas%2C%20mayor%20of%20Preston%201834-1835%3A%20m.%20at%20Whittington%2C%20November%201816%2C%20Miss%20Rachael%20Moore%2C%20and%20has%20one%20son%2C%20Thomas&f=false
2) Cloyd, A. D. b. 1860. (1912). Genealogy of the Cloyd, Basye and Tapp families in America; with brief sketches referring to the families of Ingels, Jones, Marshall and Smith.
3) Fox-Davies, A. C. (n.d.). Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour. Retrieved, March 1, 2012, from <http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/arthur-charles-fox-davies/armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-hci/page-46-armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-hci.shtml>
4) Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project. (n.d.). Baptisms at St Mary in the Parish of Lancaster. Baptisms recorded in the Register for the years 1786-1810; Baptisms for the Years 1801-1803. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Lancaster/stmary/baptisms_1801-1803.html
5) Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project. (n.d.). Marriages at St John in the Town of Preston. Marriages recorded in the Register for the years 1829-1833; Marriages for the Years 1829-1830. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Preston/Preston/stjohn/marriages_1829-1830.html
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8) Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project. (n.d.). Baptisms at St Peter in the City of Liverpool. Baptisms recorded in the Register for the years 1844-1846; Baptisms for the Year 1845. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Liverpool/Liverpool-Central/stpeter/baptisms_1845.html
9) Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project. (n.d.). Baptisms at St Mary the Virgin in the District of West Derby, Liverpool. Baptisms recorded in the Register for the years 1842 - 1852. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from <http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Liverpool/West-Derby/stmary/baptisms_1842-1852.html>
10) Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project. (n.d.). Baptisms at St Anne in the Parish of Woodplumpton. Baptisms recorded in the Register for the years 1813-1879; Baptisms for the Years 1836-1858. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/St-Michael-on-Wyre/stannew/baptisms_1836-1858.html
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16) Wikipedia. (2012). West Derby. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Derby

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2012

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