Railway (Railway)
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Unsourced secondary material online (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Walter_(1790–1854) [accessed 28/12/2017]) suggests that the Robert Johnston who was co-promoter of the early Southampton railway scheme was Robert Johnston (1783-1839) of Jamaica.
Precursor of what became the London & Southwest Railway. Robert Johnson and Abel Rous Dottin reportedly issued a prospectus in 1830, and the scheme was revised in 1831 at Dottin's house in Southampton.
Sam Fay, A Royal Road: Being the History of the London & South Western Railway, from 1825 to the Present (1882)
1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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.
