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Slave-owner in Port Royal, Jamaica, in 1817.
Thomas Robert, son of Charles Cookson Esquire Captain R.A. and Mary Margaret his wife, born 26/05/1791 and baptised in Port Royal, 14/07/1791.
Thomas Robert Cookson of the Royal Artillery married Mary Barton of St George at Mount Pleasant, St George, Jamaica, 20/08/1812.
Thomas Robert Cookson of the Royal Artillery was a member of the Phoenix Lodge of Freemasons in Port Royal at some point between 1813 and 1817.
Thomas Robert Cookson became a Captain in the Royal Artillery in 1828.
See estate information.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
Ibid.
Ancestry.com, England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921 [database online].
A List of the Officers of the Army and of the Corps of Royal Marines (1830) p. 322.
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Soldier
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1817 [EA] - → Owner
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Son → Father
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Brother → Sister
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Brother-in-laws
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Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Thomas Robert Cookson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146664507 [accessed 21st December 2024].
