Burton, Thomas, Whitehaven, Cumb., u (1791–d. 1821). Trading in Lowther St in 1811. Advertised concerning sale of stock and let of premises after death, Liverpool Mercury, 13 April 1821: ‘The Stock consists of an extensive Assortment of the best & most fashionable Paper Hangings, Carpetings, Moreens, Oil Cloths, & every other Article belonging to the Trade of an Upholsterer … the above concern has been established & successfully carried on for upwards of 30 years, & is the only one of the kind in Whitehaven or its vicinity …’. [D]