Letter from J W JACKSON

 

NOTE: This letter is undated, but is likely 1999, the year that Thomas Jackson was knighted for his work in Hong Kong, primarily with HSBC. If it is later, it may be that it is in reference to Thomas Jackson being made a baronet.

 

6 James Street

Castletown[1]

[NrManchester?]

England

Dr. Sir[2]

            Just a line to

Congratulate you upon the

Recent honour conferred on

You & hoping that you

will meet with continued

success in the future.

I remain

Your affec Cousin[3]

Late of Dundalk[4]

[Jno?]

To

Sir Thomas Jackson

Hong Kong.

 


[1] Castletown is about 1.2 miles south-south-west of Rochdale and is part of Greater Manchester, although it was historically considered to be part of Lancashire. It merged with the County Borough of Rochdale in 1900. It was a cotton mill town, and grew rapidly in the 19th Century. A local church is St. Martin’s Church of England. SOURCE: Wikipedia.

[2] Sir Thomas JACKSON (1841-1915), HSBC Manager and son of David JACKSON & Elizabeth OLIVER.

[3] He is related in all likelihood, to SirtThomas but exactly how, I cannot say. In a letter from 1893, Eliza Jackson, the mother of Sir Thomas Jackson says: I had another letter from England. John W. Jackson’s foot is not yet so well that he can wear a boot. I sent him the remaining two pounds today.
http://www.thesilverbowl.com/letters/1893May24-ElizaJACKSON-Thomas.html

In order for John W. Jackson to be a Jackson cousin of Sir Thomas, the connection would have to go at least three generations back. Sir Thomas’s father had only sisters, as did his grandfather, and most of their issue is accounted for and none of them married another Jackson. The closest generation where there is a possibility for a Jackson “cousin” to emerge would be a child of  Sir Thomas’s Great grandparents: George Jackson (1718-1782) & Margaret O’Laughlin (abt 1720-). George and Margaret had two other sons: John and George, and the timelines would fit for their sons. Other than that, he may be a descendent of one of the Jacksons mentioned in the Jacksons of Tullymore document.

[4] I have looked at JACKSON in Dundalk, but there are slam dunks with respect to his exact relationship with Sir Thomas Jackson.