Jonathan Atkins

Sir Jonathan Atkins
Born	c. 1610
Died	January 1703 (aged 92–93) East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Monuments	St Elthelburga's Church, Great Givendale^[1]
Residence	Grimthorpe Hall, Great Givendale
Nationality	British
Occupation	Governor of Barbados
Years active	1674–1680
Predecessor	William Willoughby
Successor	Richard Dutton
Spouse	Elizabeth Anderson

Sir Jonathan Atkins (c. 1610–1703) was Governor of Guernsey (1665–1670) and Governor of Barbados (1674–1680).^[2]^[3]

Atkins was commissioned Governor-in-Chief of Barbados 6 February 1674 receiving his instructions on 28 February 1674.^[4] He arrived in Barbados late October or early November 1674.^[5] The hurricane of 31 August 1675 was '... the worſt Enemy this Iſland ever knew, ...'.^[6] Atkins was recalled and replaced by Sir Richard Dutton in 1680 who 'found the Iſland in a very flourſhing Condition'.^[7]

Atkins married Mary Howard, the eldest daughter of Sir William Howard and Mary Eure of Naworth Castle, on 17 November 1642. She died on 9 April 1660. At the age of 51 on 8 October 1661, Atkins married the c. 24-year-old widow, Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of Sir John Baker of Sissinghurst in Kent.^[8]

References

Notes

^ Hoare 2010, p. 51.
^ Schomburgk 1847, p. 295.
^ Oldmixon 1741, p. 32.
^ Sainsbury 1889.
^ Hoare 2010, p. 53.
^ Oldmixon 1741, p. 33.
^ Oldmixon 1741, p. 37.
^ Hoare 2010, p. 52.

Bibliography

Hoare, Peter (2010). "Sir Jonathan Atkins - Holborn House, Barbados - The marble relief of King's Lynn, Norfolk (1687): A puzzling link?". Norfolk Archaeology XLVI: 48–62.
Oldmixon, J (1741). The British empire in America Vol 2. London: J. Brotherton, J. Clarke, A. Ward, J. Clarke, C. Hitch [and 5 others]. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tp9bAAAAQAAJ. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
Sainsbury, W N (1889). "America and West Indies: February 1674". Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Volume 7: 1669-1674. Institute of Historical Research. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=70246&strquery=atkins. Retrieved 09 May 2011.
Schomburgk, R H (1847). The History of Barbados: Comprising a Geographical and Statistical Description of the Island; a Sketch of the Historical Events Since the Settlement; and an Account of Its Geology and Natural Productions. Republished 2010 Cambridge Univeristy Press. ISBN 9781108023313.

Persondata
Name	Atkins, Jonathan
Alternative names
Short description	Governor of Barbados
Date of birth	1610
Place of birth
Date of death	8 January 1703
Place of death	East Riding of Yorkshire, England