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Thomas Frederick Cooper (watchmaker)

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Cooper died at home in Calthorpe Street on 9 March 1863, leaving an estate valued for probate at approaching £12,000, equivalent to £1,450,299 in 2023. His widow Ann Patience Cooper and unmarried daughter Anne Victoria Cooper were two of his executors. He is buried in a family grave on the west
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Thomas Frederick (1842–1880), who continued his father's business. After his death it was discovered that, to cover debts incurred by unsuccessful financial speculations and without the family's knowledge or agreement, he had mortgaged much of its assets.
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of 1863 noted that he was "...one of the oldest manufacturers in the trade. He was deservedly in high repute for the excellence of his productions, and his name stood at the top in America". He was also especially noted for
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after courting her when he had already been engaged for three years to marry another woman. When he failed to pay the £150 fine, plus costs, the Cooper family successfully bankrupted him.
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Cooper was active for over forty years from about 1819 at several addresses in London:
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Cooper married Ann Patience Layton in 1836 and they had nine children including:
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Josephine, who successfully sued an architect's clerk, Frederick Albery, for
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who made high quality timepieces, particularly for the American market.
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