The same census records Edward (I) as a widower living at 10 Argyle Road, Ealing, London. By this time he was married to Mary (b.1855) and their children were, Edward L (Edward (III) (b.1873), Mary E (b.1875), Robert M (b.1876), George S (b.1878), and Harry A (b.1879). In the 1881 census Edward (II)'s address was given as 13 Athole Street, Perth. In the 1871 census Edward (II) was recorded in Inverness, he described himself as a master gun maker employing 6 men and 3 boys. This London shop may later have been managed by W H Watts, formerly a gunmaker in Winchester, Hampshire, and later a gunmaker at 54a Marshall Street, London. At this time the firm finished guns for Boss & Co. In about 1870, Edward (I) was appointed Gunmaker to His Royal Highness The Prince Consort.īy 1870 the firm had been re-named Edward Paton & Son it seems that Edward (II), ran the Inverness business while Edward (I) moved to London to open a new shop at 108 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square. How long this branch remained open is not known. In about 1865, if not before, in addition to the main shop at 44 George Street, Perth, Edward opened a branch at Highland Club Buildings, Inverness. The firm became known for their conversions of muzzle-loaders to breech-loaders. At the time he employed 7 men and 2 boys. In the 1861 census Edward (I) was recorded at an unspecified address in Perth with Edward (II) and Emma.
Reportedly, Walsh left the partnership in 1858 and the firm again traded as Edward Paton.
It injected powder into the touch-hole after a miss-fire. On 12 December 1856 they patented an apparatus for charging and capping the nipples of firearms, this consisted of a metal tube containing another metal tube with a needle actuated by a spring. This has not been confirmed, but on 12 September 1856 Paton & Walsh patented a type of rifling for a winged or ribbed bullet. Reportedly, in 1854 Edward (I) made Charles Frederick Walsh a partner in the business and the firm became Paton & Walsh. It seems likely that Edward (I)'s wife died soon after 1949. They had a son in 1847, Edward L Paton (Edward II) (b.1847 in Malta, and a daughter, Emma (b.1849 in England and notably not in Scotland!). In 1843 he took over the business of Robert Ancell of 44 George Street, Perth, this business had been founded in 1833.Įdward married in about 1846, the name of his wife is unknown.
Hope this helps a Paton was recently sold at the Gavin Gardiner auction here in the UK Įdward Paton was born in 1819 in Dublin, Ireland.
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