Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Tomlinson was born in 1782, in Higham, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Tomlinson, was 41 and his mother, Mary Bamford, was 41. He married Elisabeth Thorpe on 23 May 1818, in Shirland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Shirland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. In 1851, at the age of 69, his occupation is listed as cordwainer in Higham, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. He died in 1863, in Higham, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 81.
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- Robert Tomlinson, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Robert Tomlinson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Robert Tomlinson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)omelin (see Tomlin ) + -son ‘son of Tomlin’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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