UCL

Robert Allwood

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1838

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Robert Allwood of Harding Hall, judge of the Supreme Court in Jamaica.

  1. His daughter Anne Rocke (1810-1859) married Francis Hartwell Henslowe (1811–1878) and emigrated to Australia in 1839. Francis was an eminent civil servant and composer in the 1850s and 60s. Robert Allwood's son Rev. Robert Allwood (1803-1891) became a clergyman and educationalist in Australia.

  2. Will of the Honourable Robert Allwood of the Island of Jamaica proved 07/01/1839.

  3. Robert Allwood married Susanna Tomlinson 13/01/1792. They had 9 children baptised in Jamaica between 1799 and 1813.

Sources

  1. K. J. Cable, 'Allwood, Robert (1803–1891)' in the Australian Dictionary of National Biography online, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/allwood-robert-1701 [accessed 20/11/2012].

  2. PROB 11/1905/455.

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

Further Information

Spouse
Susanna Tomlinson
Children
William Sims (1798-), Christian Johnson (1801-), Jane (1802-), Robert (1803-), John (1805-), Thomas Barker (1807-), James Tomlinson (1809-), Ann Rocke (1810-), Mary Charlotte (1813-)
Occupation
Judge

Associated Claims (5)

Jamaica Hanover 557 (Harding Hall)
£2,652 17S 3D
Awardee (Mortgagee)
Details
Jamaica Manchester 209 (Fairfield)
£1,898 9S 2D
Awardee
Details
Jamaica Westmoreland 178 (Providence Pen)
£1,337 8S 6D
Awardee
Details
Jamaica Westmoreland 179 (Negrill Spotts)
£1,562 7S 7D
Unsuccessful claimant
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Jamaica Westmoreland 464 (Old Shafston)
£4,813 3S 2D
Awardee (Mortgagee)
Details

Associated Estates (11)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1811 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
Fairfield [ Jamaica | Manchester ]
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
Friendship and Greenwich [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
Harding Hall [ Jamaica | Hanover ]
1834 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
Negrill Spotts [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1829 [EA] - → Executor
Nutshell [1] [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1815 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Owner
Old Shafston [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1834 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
Old Shafston [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1834 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
Providence Pen [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1828 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
Providence Pen [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
Sweet River Pen [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1826 [EA] - → Owner
Unknown [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]

Legacies Summary

Imperial (1)

Other
Australia 
Details
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His eldest daughter Anne Rocke (1810-1859) married Francis Hartwell Henslowe (1811–1878) and emigrated to Australia in 1839. Francis was an eminent civil servant and composer in the 1850s and 60s....
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Relationships (1)

Robert Allwood
Father → Son
Thomas Barker Allwood
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