The Gold Watch

"Presented to Robert Thompson Jr, Ship Builder, Monkwearmouth by Edmund Graham Esq, Shipowner Newcastle upon Tyne at the launch of the ship City of Carlisle as a mark of approbation for his great ability in drafting and building this ship Feby 1853"

The Watch was handed down from: Robert Thompson (1819-1910), To: Richard Charles Thompson (1857-1918), To: Charles Ralfe Thompson (1895-1966), For: Dominic Charles Christopher Thompson (1940-)