Thomas Sweetland

No Dates

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Attorney in Jamaicain the 1820s and 1830s; later a surveyor. Purchased Mount Prospect in Manchester, Jamaica, jointly with William Gunter (q.v.) at some point between 1832 and 1834.

  1. No baptism has been found for Thomas Sweetland in Jamaica. At some point before 1849, he married Ellen (surname unknown, possibly Hungerford). They had seven children baptised in Manchester: Edmond Hungerford (1849), Henrietta Eliza (1853), Charles Joseph (1855), Julia Louisa (1856), Eve Antoinette (1857), Arthur Augustus Leopold (1859), Thomas Albert (1861). His occupation was given as surveyor at each baptism. Abode Salisbury, Manchester, and later Asia, Manchester.

  2. One of the managers of the Manchester Bank for Savings in 1839; Assistant Judge or Magistrate in Manchester in 1851; Magistrate in Manchester in 1857; Magistrate in 1861 but off the island.

  3. No death has been found for Thomas Sweetland (a labourer of the same name died in 1879 aged 78 years but this seems an unlikely match). Ellen Sweetland, widow, age 94 years, living at Asia, Manchester, died in 1922.


Sources

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

  2. Jamaica Almanacs 1839, 1851, 1857, 1861.

  3. Familysearch.org, Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999 [database online].

We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance with compiling this entry.


Further Information

Spouse
Ellen
Children
Edmond Hungerford (1849-), Henrietta Eliza (1853-), Charles Joseph (1855-), Julia Louisa (1856-), Eve Antoinette (1857-), Arthur Augustus Leopold (1859-), Thomas Albert (1861-)
Occupation
Surveyor

Associated Claims (3)

£1,556 4s 3d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
£164 3s 6d
Awardee
£506 2s 5d
Awardee (Administrator)

Associated Estates (7)

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
1839 [EA] - → Not known
1839 [EA] - → Not known
1834 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1839 [EA] - → Not known