Jonathan Forward
Jonathan Forward | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1680 |
| Died | 1760 |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Spouse | Susannah |
| Children | Elizabeth |
Jonathan Forward (1680–1760) was a
Marriage
Forward married Susannah before 1712. Daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1712 and died in 1789. On 19 December 1734, Elizabeth married
Career
Jonathan Forward officially became a convict transport merchant in 1718. "The proposal of Jonathan Forward, merchant, for transporting felons [is read]. The proposer may take them gratis and transport them for his own advant[age]."[3]
Forward contracted the services of numerous ships, captains, and crews to facilitate convict transportation. Among his most reliable captains was
Forward continued as sole convict transportation contractor until 1739, when he chose to retire after more than twenty years. "Andrew Reid, of London, merchant, is to be the transporter of felons loco Jonathan Forward, and the contract to be made with him for that purpose is to be for 3 years certain."[5]
Death
Jonathan Forward died in 1760 and was buried in London.[citation needed]
Children
Jonathan and Susannah Forward had two daughters. One was Elizabeth, christened on 15 May 1712.[6] The second was an unnamed girl. [citation needed]
References
- ISBN 978-0198200925.
- ^ London Metropolitan Archives, St. Paul's Cathedral, Register of Marriages, 1697-1740, CLC/313/F/001/MS25740.
- William A. Shaw and F. H. Slingsby (editors), Treasury Minutes: July 1718, 1–31, Calendar of Treasury books, Volume 32: 1718, in British History Online
- ISBN 978-1585495825.
- ^ Treasury Books and Papers: April 1739, Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, Volume 4: 1739-1741, William A. Shaw (editor), in British History Online.
- ^ Chester, Joseph Lemuel, ed. (1880). The parish registers of St. Mary Aldermary, London, containing the marriages, baptisms, and burials from 1558 to 1754. London, England: Mitchell & Hughes. p. 120.