Alexander Thomson went into partnership with his son James Thomson, trading as Thomson and Son.
After Alexander’s death in 1837 James carried on the business on his own account in Lady Wynd, and in 1840 moved into a newly erected brewery in East Burnside. James died in 1841 at the age of 25 and his widow, Ellen Murdoch, then took on the running of the business for which she "obtained an experienced brewer".
Location: Cupar
Active: 1837 - 1840s
Status: Closed
Thomson's Brewery was probably established in the 1810s, and was offered for sale after Alexander Thomson was declared bankrupt. In 1832 it was described as having cost upwards of £3,500 but was offered at £1,500 for the brewery, dwelling-house, malt barn and utensils, and £320 for the associated bakehouse and stables.
By 1837 brewing had been transferred to premises in Lady Wynd, and then in 1840 to the newly built Burnside Brewery.
Books and periodicals
Gibb, F. The brewers and breweries of Fife. Stirling: Lomax Press, 2012.
