1741 - 1823
Owner of Louisiana Estate in Westmoreland, Jamaica, until 1823.
James Robert Tomlinson esq died at Savanna la Mar 11/10/1823, aged 82, and was buried in the Old Burying Ground in Westmoreland 12/10/1823.
The James Robert Tomlinson who 'settled in America', having married Elizabeth Wisdom Johnson in 1767, was presumably the James Robert Tomlinson senior.
Familysearch.org, Jamaican parish registers, Westmoreland baptisms, marriages and burials 1739-1825 p. 403.
Caribbeana Vol. 3 p. 67 'Johnson of Jamaica'.
We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Absentee?
USA?
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Spouse
Elizabeth Wisdom Johnson
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Children
James Robert Tomlinson jun.
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1798 [EA] - 1809 [LA] → Owner
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1815 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
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1825 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Grandson → Grandfather
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Father → Son
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'James Robert Tomlinson senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146636253 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
