Thomas Gwatkin was born in 1741 in Herefordshire, Great Britain. He worked as a clergyman, tutor, and professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at the College of William and Mary. His parents and siblings are unknown, and he was not married while living in Williamsburg. He had a friendship with a man named John Nettles. Research shows that Thomas Gwatkin was a loyalist to Great Britain during the Revolutionary War period.

1. Thomas Gwatkin’s
Biography
By: Denisse Nolasco

2. Character’s name, when and where was born, and
social status
The full name of my character is Thomas Gwatkin. Gwatkin was born in 1741 in
Herefordshire, Great Britain. Gwatkin was either a Middling or a Gentry because
he was a clergyman, tutor, and a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy
at the College of William and Mary.

3. What kind of work did your character do?
Thomas Gwatkin was a clergyman, or a Anglican, which is a priest, minister, or a
religious leader, a tutor, and a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at
the College of William and Mary. So Gwatkin had at least three jobs (occupations)
in his life.

4. Describe your family life, spouse, children, and
slavesThomas Gwatkin’s parents were unknown, and so were his siblings. Thomas
Gwatkin was not married while in Williamsburg, and his children were unknown.
Gwatkin is not a slave, and Gwatkin doesn’t own a slave.

5. Any other relationships this character had
Thomas Gwatkin did have spouse, but he wasn’t married in Williamsburg. Gwatkin
may have had children, but they were unknown. There was one other relationship
that Gwatkin had, and that was a friendship relationship with a man named John
Nettles.

6. Was the character a loyalist, patriot, or undecided?
Thomas Gwatkin was a loyalist. I know this because after a lot of research, I found
a lot of information about Thomas Gwatkin. I found out that Thomas was a loyalist
because he was loyal to his country and he didn’t want to go to war.