P_10432_3271 – Thomas Langton
Thomas Langton (1724-1794) was a flax merchant of Kirkham, a provincial market town near Preston in Lancashire. They participated in at least 5 Atlantic crossings between 1768 and 1774. These Atlantic crossings attempted to traffic approximately 1204 captive African people primarily from Bassa, Calabar and the Sierra Leone estuary on the West African coast to Barbados, Jamaica and St Kitts in the Caribbean and the James River estuary in Virginia. An estimated 190 African people perished between embarkation and disembarkation.
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First name: Thomas
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Last name: Langton
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Primary cohort: Liverpool
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John Langton
Father
Elizabeth Brown
Mother
Ann Bradkirk, née Langton
Sister
Cuthbert Bradkirk
Brother-in-law
Sarah Threlfall, née Langton
Sister
John Threlfall
Brother-in-law
Elizabeth Leech, née Langton
Sister
Savige Leech
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Abigail Langton
Sister
Tabitha Langton
Sister
Susannah Hankinson, née Langton
Sister
John Hankinson
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Cornelius Langton
Brother
Jane Langton, née Leyland
Spouse
Cecily Langton
Daughter
John Langton
Son
John would become a partner in his father's Kirkham firm.
William Langton
Son
William (alias Will) would become a partner in his father's Kirkham firm. He would later go into business with his brother Tom, in Liverpool.
Cecily Hornby née Langton
Daughter
Thomas Hornby
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Zachary Langton
Son
Zachary would become a wholesale linen draper and warehouseman based in London.
Cornelius Langton
Son
Leyland Langton
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Elizabeth Langton
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Thomas Langton
Son
Thomas (alias Tom) was sent to Riga in 1788 before returning in 1800 as a partner in Thorley Morisons. He would subsequently go into partnership with William (alias Will) Langton.
William Shepherd
Business Partner
William was Jane Langton's uncle. He was a partner in the firm Langton, Shepherd and Co. as well as its successor Langton, Shepherd and Birley.
Learn moreJohn Birley
Business Partner
John was Jane Langton's brother-in-law and a partner in
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Sources: Joan Wilkinson (ed.), The Letters of Thomas Langton, Flax Merchant of Kirkham, 1771-1788 (Manchester, 1994).
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Crossings (5)
91779 - Juba (1773 - 1774)
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91778 - Juba (1771 - 1772)
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91580 - Martha (1769 - 1770)
Role: Owner
91424 - Fanny (1768 - 1769)
Role: Owner
91809 - Marcia (1771 - 1772)
Role: Owner
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