P_10432_1007 – Thomas Leyland
Born: 1752
Died: 29/05/1827
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First name: Thomas
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Last name: Leyland
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Primary cohort: Liverpool
Sex: Male
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Primary outcome: Trade
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Relations
Richard
Father
Ellen Leyland
Spouse (married 14/05/1777)
Nee Bridge
Gerald Dillon
Business Partner
An Irish trader and Leyland's first business partner between 1774 and 1781
William Roscoe
Business Partner
Partner with Leyland in the banking firm of Clarkes and Roscoe of Dale Street
Christopher Bullin
Nephew
Partner with Leyland in Leyland and Bullins. Main beneficiary of Leyland's will and took the name Leyland after his death.
Richard Bullin
Nephew
Partner with Leyland in Leyland and Bullins. Main beneficiary of Leyland's will and took the name Leyland after his death.
Learn moreMargaret Bullin
Sister
Nee Leyland
Political Offices Held
Local
Liverpool Town Council (from 1796) Mayor of Liverpool 1798, 1814 and 1820 Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Lancashire (from 1823)
Bankruptcies
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Geographic experiences
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Internal migrant: Don't know
Foreign born: Don't know
Supplier to slave trade voyages: Don't know
Creditor to slave trade voyages: Don't know
Philanthropy: Don't know
Plantation owner: Don't know
Sources: Pope (2007) ONDB
Other Individuals
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Organisations
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Crossings (72)
83825 - Toms (1796 - 1796)
Role: Owner
83824 - Toms (1795 - 1795)
Role: Owner
83818 - Tom (1794 - 1794)
Role: Owner
83817 - Tom (1793 - 1793)
Role: Owner
83816 - Tom (1792 - 1792)
Role: Owner
80836 - Christopher (1793 - 1793)
Role: Owner
80835 - Christopher (1792 - 1792)
Role: Owner
80834 - Christopher (1791 - 1791)
Role: Owner
80833 - Christopher (1790 - 1790)
Role: Owner
80832 - Christopher (1789 - 1789)
Role: Owner
80831 - Christopher (1788 - 1788)
Role: Owner
83591 - Spitfire (1795 - 1796)
Role: Owner
82889 - Ned (1796 - 1796)
Role: Owner
82888 - Ned (1794 - 1795)
Role: Owner
82887 - Ned (1793 - 1793)
Role: Owner
82886 - Ned (1792 - 1792)
Role: Owner
82885 - Ned (1791 - 1791)
Role: Owner
82884 - Ned (1790 - 1790)
Role: Owner
82415 - Madam Pookata (1783 - 1783)
Role: Owner
82396 - Louisa (1804 - 1804)
Role: Owner
82395 - Louisa (1803 - 1804)
Role: Owner
82394 - Louisa (1802 - 1802)
Role: Owner
82393 - Louisa (1801 - 1801)
Role: Owner
82392 - Louisa (1799 - 1800)
Role: Owner
82391 - Louisa (1798 - 1798)
Role: Owner
82383 - Lottery (1803 - 1804)
Role: Owner
82382 - Lottery (1802 - 1802)
Role: Owner
82381 - Lottery (1801 - 1801)
Role: Owner
82380 - Lottery (1799 - 1800)
Role: Owner
82379 - Lottery (1798 - 1798)
Role: Owner
82378 - Lottery (1797 - 1797)
Role: Owner
82377 - Lottery (1796 - 1796)
Role: Owner
82187 - Kitty (1794 - 1794)
Role: Owner
82186 - Kitty (1792 - 1793)
Role: Owner
82185 - Kitty (1792 - 1792)
Role: Owner
82184 - Kitty (1790 - 1791)
Role: Owner
82183 - Kitty (1789 - 1789)
Role: Owner
82017 - Jenny (1794 - 1794)
Role: Owner
82016 - Jenny (1792 - 1793)
Role: Owner
81731 - Harlequin (1782 - 1783)
Role: Owner
81717 - Hannah (1794 - 1794)
Role: Owner
81716 - Hannah (1793 - 1793)
Role: Owner
81715 - Hannah (1792 - 1792)
Role: Owner
81714 - Hannah (1790 - 1791)
Role: Owner
81713 - Hannah (1789 - 1789)
Role: Owner
81712 - Hannah (1788 - 1789)
Role: Owner
81606 - Golden Age (1783 - 1784)
Role: Owner
81498 - Fortune (1807 - 1807)
Role: Owner
81497 - Fortune (1805 - 1805)
Role: Owner
81423 - Fanny (1795 - 1795)
Role: Owner
81305 - Enterprize (1806 - 1807)
Role: Owner
81304 - Enterprize (1805 - 1806)
Role: Owner
81303 - Enterprize (1804 - 1804)
Role: Owner
81302 - Enterprize (1803 - 1804)
Role: Owner
81301 - Enterprize (1802 - 1802)
Role: Owner
81300 - Enterprize (1801 - 1801)
Role: Owner
81299 - Enterprize (1799 - 1800)
Role: Owner
81298 - Enterprize (1798 - 1798)
Role: Owner
81297 - Enterprize (1796 - 1797)
Role: Owner
81296 - Enterprize (1795 - 1796)
Role: Owner
81295 - Enterprize (1794 - 1794)
Role: Owner
81294 - Enterprize (1792 - 1792)
Role: Owner
81293 - Enterprize (1791 - 1792)
Role: Owner
81288 - Enterprize (1786 - 1787)
Role: Owner
81287 - Enterprize (1785 - 1785)
Role: Owner
81286 - Enterprize (1784 - 1784)
Role: Owner
81246 - Ellen (1806 - 1807)
Role: Owner
81245 - Ellen (1805 - 1806)
Role: Owner
81244 - Ellen (1804 - 1804)
Role: Owner
81114 - Earl of Liverpool (1799 - 1800)
Role: Owner
81113 - Earl of Liverpool (1798 - 1798)
Role: Owner
81112 - Earl of Liverpool (1797 - 1797)
Role: Owner
Birth
Date: 1752
Location: Knowsley (Lancashire)
Death
Date: 29/05/1827
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Burial
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Residencies
Occupation: Merchant - General Overseas (Merchant)
After 1781, Leyland diversified from the Irish trade into the trades in olive oil, sherry, wine, and enslaved African people. His growing wealth was accompanied by expanding business premises in Liverpool, and by 1800 he had offices and warehouses in Duke Street, Henry Street, York Street, and Nova Scotia.
Schools
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Universities
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Inns of Court
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Military training
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Imperial positions
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Apprenticeships
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Livery company affiliations
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Other business activities
Region: England
Economic sector: Banking
Won £20,000 with Gerald Dillon in the state lottery.
Region: England
Economic sector: Land
In 1802, Leyland purchased the 300 acre estate of Walton Hall, said to be 'a residence admirably suited for a commercial Gentleman of the first importance'
Region: England
Economic sector: Banking
In 1802, Leyland became a partner in the banking firm of Clarkes and Roscoe of Dale Street. By 1807, he had left to establish his own bank, taking his nephew Richard Bullin as partner, where they were joined by Christopher Bullin as a third partner in 1809, forming Leyland and Bullins. Based first in York Street and after 1816 in King Street, the bank prospered; between 1812 and 1827 customers' deposits doubled to £1.2 million, while loans to the public tripled to nearly £300,000. Following Leyland's death in 1827, it survived until 1901 under the guidance of the Bullins and, from 1849, the Naylors.
Was slave trading profitable: Yes
Will
Value of Total Personalty: £600,000
Value of Known Legacies (where material to total estate): /
Occupation: Merchant and banker
Town/City: Liverpool (Lancashire)
Courts: PCC, CCC
Legacies
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