???? - 1804
Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, shown as previous owner of Culloden from at least 1807 onwards. Possibly the executor of Thomas Thistlewood: William Tomlinson reportedly manumitted Phibba on behalf of Thistlewood's estate 26/11/1792.
Nicholas and George Tomlinson, sons of William Tomlinson Esquire by Jane Goodin, baptised in Westmoreland, 06/10/1793. Nicholas Tomlinson, carpenter, married Jane Malcolm in Westmoreland, 22/12/1826; both free persons of colour.
William Tomlinson Esquire was buried in Westmoreland, 01/10/1804.
Douglas Hall, In Miserable Slavery (1989) p. 314.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Parish Registers, Westmoreland Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1739-1825 p. 138.
We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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:
'William Tomlinson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634828 [accessed 20th April 2024].
