A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Tomlin, George William
TOMLIN. (Lieut., 1827. f-p., 29; h-p., 11.)
George William Tomlin is brother of Jas. Tomlin, Esq., Master, R.N. (1813); and uncle of Lieut. Joseph Grant Bickford, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 5 March, 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Weymouth 18, Capt. Martin White, in which vessel and in the Surveillante 38, Capt. Sir Geo. Ralph Collier, and Spartiate 74, Capt. Sir Fras. Laforey, he served in the Channel until the following Dec. From Nov. 1809 until Aug. 1815 (in the course of which month he passed his examination) he was employed in the Mediterranean, North Sea, and Channel, and on the coast of North America, part of the time as Midshipman, in the York 74, Capts. Robt. Barton and Alex. Wilmot Schomberg; he then, until Sept. 1817, and from April to Aug. 1818, served on the coast of North America and again in the Channel, in the Niger 38, Capt. Sam. Jackson, and Superb 74, Capt. Chas. Ekins; and his name was afterwards, between Aug. 1818 and June, 1824, and between the latter date and that of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant 28 April, 1827, borne on the books of the Salisbury 50, flag-ship of Rear-Admirals Donald Campbell and Sir Wm. Chas. Fahie in the West Indies, and Jupiter 50, bearing the flag of Sir Willoughby Thos. Lake on the Halifax station. During the time he belonged to the Salisbury and Jupiter he commanded, for upwards of eight years, the Flying Fish, Swallow, and Bermuda, tenders to those ships. His appointments, since his promotion, have been, in succession – 27 Oct. 1835, to the Coast Guard – 2 July, 1840, and 18 June, 1841, to the Nimble and Active Revenue-cruizers – 23 Aug. 1843, again to the Coast Guard – and, 15 Nov. 1848, to the Harpy, another Revenue-vessel, in which he is now serving.
Lieut. Tomlin married, first, 26 Aug. 1829, Jane Elizabeth, daughter of the late Lieut. Chas. Napier R.N. (1794), who served on board the Glory 98, in Lord Howe’s action of the 1st of June; and, secondly, in Aug. 1844, Mary, daughter of the late W. Ferris, Esq., of Her Majesty’s Revenue Service, niece of Commander Thos. Bevis, R.N., and cousin of the late Rear-Admiral Abel Ferris. By his former wife he had four children; and by his present he also has issue. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.