See also
Husband: | George JACKSON (1758-1823) | |
Wife: | [unnamed person] ( - ) | |
Children: | George JACKSON (1795-1798) | |
James Lewis JACKSON (1799-1825) | ||
Status: | Never Married |
Name: | George JACKSON | |
Sex: | Male | |
Father: | William JACKSON ( -1776) | |
Mother: | Susannah DEAN (1722-1787) | |
Birth | 5 Jan 1758 | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire |
Baptism | 17 Jan 1758 (age 0) | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire |
Death | 20 Apr 1823 (age 65) | North Reston, Lincolnshire |
Cause: Died of a Fit |
Name: | - | |
Sex: | Female | |
Father: | - | |
Mother: | - | |
Birth | ||
Death |
Name: | George JACKSON | |
Sex: | Male | |
Birth | 9 Dec 1795 | Calcutta, Bengal, India |
Baptism | 11 Jan 1796 (age 0) | Calcutta, Bengal, India |
Illegitimate son of George JACKSON | ||
Death | 5 Feb 1798 (age 2) | Calcutta, Bengal, India |
Name: | James Lewis JACKSON | |
Sex: | Male | |
Birth | 29 Dec 1799 | Calcutta, Bengal, India |
Baptism | 27 Feb 1803 (age 3) | Calcutta, Bengal, India |
Occupation | Mariner in County Service | |
Death | Apr 1825 (age 25) | Calcutta, Bengal, India |
Robert Darlington writes that George ran away to sea when he was 14 years old. As the youngest in the family and living not too far away from a seaport, that is quite possible. Ships at that time frequently sailed to London where he could have picked up a ship to China and India where they traded in many goods including tea and porcelain. So it is not surprising that George was next found in India.
He must have been an enterprising sailor to have become a Master (Captain). the Diary shows him with the intiials H.E.I.C. which stands for Honorable East India Company. When Robert and his wife Wendy visited the Jackson home in North Reston in the early 1990s they spoke to the then owner of George Jackson's original estate.He was a busy farmer in the midst of harvest so they did not get to see the inside of the house or discuss the ownership with him. But his one remark after they had identified their connection with George Jackson was to say words to the effect that "Oh yes, didn't he make his money trading in opium or slaves".
David Morris notes that he was referred to as "A Captain in the Country Service" which he has found as a reference to the boss of a Trading Post managed for the East India Company. A reference www.barnettmaritime.co.uk/mainheic.htm gives some historical information on the H.E.I.C..
From the records in FMP India section BMD's and in the diary it appears that George had two illegitimate sons of which one was born before he married Mary on the 1st October 1796 and the other after the marriage. We can follow the fact that the first son George was registered as born 9 Dec 1795, baptised on 11January 1796 and died 5 Feb 1798. The Diary and the Bmd's differ in respect of the second son - James Lewis JACKSON. The diary says born September 1799 but registration gives the birth as 29 Dec 1799 and baptised 27 Feb 1803 . The Diary states that "James Lewis JACKSON left us 22nd May 1814" but then goes on to say that "James JACKSON died the 17th April 1825 on a Sunday". FMP provides the answer with a copy of the will of James Lewis JACKSO N dated 1825. He had obviously visited his "Mother" in 1814.
As Robert states, had all this happened in England it is doubtful that the mores of the gentry would have permitted Mary Howard to marry George Jackson as she was obviously well connected in Calcutta society.