History of the 'Bromfield' Family |
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BROMFIELDS : SCOTLAND TO JAMAICAANDREW BROMFIELD was the first BROMFIELD of our line who settled in Jamaica between 1773 and 1775. He was the third eldest of six children born to Stephen Bromfield and the former Margaret Elliot Paterson. Andrew's elder brother was STEPHEN BROMFIELD and his younger brother was named John; he also had three sisters - Elliot, Elizabeth and Margaret. Andrew's father owned the ancestral lands of 'Hassington Mains' in the parish of Eccles, county of Berwickshire in Scotland: this land had been in the family since the 7th of October 1555 when it was granted by charter to James Bromfield from Alexander Lord Home. Andrew's mother - the former 'Margaret Elliot Paterson' was the daughter of Sir John Paterson the 2nd Baronet of Eccles. In accordance with Scottish legal practice, the eldest son was always heir to the family estate and properties. As such, it was Andrew's elder brother STEPHEN BROMFIELD (later COLONEL STEPHEN BROMFIELD) who inherited the family's Scottish holdings. As was the practice in Scotland at the time, the second son (in this case ANDREW) was left to pursue his fortune on his own with or without the financial aid of his family. It was to pursue this 'fortune' that Andrew Bromfield settled in Jamaica between 1773 and 1775. His elder brother STEPHEN BROMFIELD went on to lead a distinguished career in the British 54th, 40th and 58th Regiments of Foot between 1763 until his retirement as a Colonel in 1796. Colonel Stephen Bromfield died at the 'ripe old age' of 83 in 1823 and is buried under the monument to the BROMFIELD family in the parish church of Eccles, county of Berwickshire in Scotland. In addition to his military exploits (which will be discussed later), Colonel Stephen Bromfield had achieved substantial financial success above and beyond what he had inherited. As a testament to this, one can view his extensive Will and Inventory which was registered in 1824. Click below to view these documents and continue to visit this site as the story of the BROMFIELD family continues...
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| Last Updated on 12 May, 2002
by David Bromfield dbromfield@ucsd.edu |