Charlotte Bromfield

1. "Charlotte, reputed daughter of Mr Andrew Bromfield by Amy Bradford, a quadroon belonging to himself, born 1775, the child freed."

2. Charlotte Bromfield and Edward Cowell had four sons baptised in Kingston: John Langland (1798), Andrew (1802), James (1804) and Edward Miller (1809). She is given as "mestee" at the baptism of Andrew 1802 and "quadroon" for the baptisms of her younger two sons.

3. Charlotte Bromfield married Edward Cowell in Kingston 17/07/1836.

4. She died 22/09/1854 in Kingston. Her descendants emigrated to Gibraltar and India, finally ending up in England.

1. Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. Email from Paul Vaughan 03/05/2020.

We are grateful to Paul Vaughan for his assistance with compiling this entry.