James Robert Tomlinson senior

1741 - 1823


Biography

Owner of Louisiana Estate in Westmoreland, Jamaica, until 1823.

  1. 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.

  2. The James Robert Tomlinson who 'settled in America', having married Elizabeth Wisdom Johnson in 1767, was presumably the James Robert Tomlinson senior.


Sources

  1. Familysearch.org, Jamaican parish registers, Westmoreland baptisms, marriages and burials 1739-1825 p. 403.

  2. Caribbeana Vol. 3 p. 67 'Johnson of Jamaica'.

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


Further Information

Absentee?
USA?
Spouse
Elizabeth Wisdom Johnson
Children
James Robert Tomlinson jun.

Associated Estates (3)

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
1798 [EA] - 1809 [LA] → Owner
1815 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
1825 [EA] - → Previous owner

Relationships (2)

Grandson → Grandfather
Father → Son