Thomas Tolson

Thomas Middleton

Portrayed by Christian Bale
Full Name	Thomas Malcolm Tolson
Title	28th Baron Middleton
Associated Noble House(s)	Barony of Middleton
Date of Birth	August 1, 1760
Father	Oliver Tolson
Father's Rank	27th Baron Middleton
Mother	Emily Tolson (nee Kingsley)
Mother's Rank	27th Baroness Middleton
Town Residence	17 Curzon Street
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Year Attained Title	1782
Year of Marriage	1783
Spouse	Katherine Tolson (nee Burstow)
Spouse's Rank	28th Baroness Middleton
Issue	Edward Tolson, Charlotte Tolson

Thomas Malcolm Tolson, born Mr. Thomas Tolson, is the current Baron Middleton, and is the only child of Oliver and Emily Tolson, Baron and Baroness of Middleton. He is married to Katherine Tolson, and is father of Edward Tolson and Charlotte Tolson. He is also Juliet Landon's uncle. Thomas is a NPC created by Izzie.

As with all NPCs, the PB for this character is only tentative, and can be used for an actual character.

Family

Thomas is the only child of Oliver and Emily Tolson, and is the 28th Baron Middleton. He is married to Katherine Tolson, and has two children: Edward Tolson and Charlotte Tolson.

Childhood (1760-1771)

Thomas grew up in a loving home, and as the only child, he was doted upon by both his mother and father. As such, he grew up to become quite spoiled and self-centered, caring little for those around him, and only concerned with his own well-being. This behaviour would follow him into adulthood, and manifest itself in abusive behaviour.

Schooling (1771-1782)

Thomas was trundled off to Eton as soon as he came of age, and spent his first few years being bullied, as he expected school to be as kind to him as his parents had been. As he grew older, he turned to bullying the younger students. He was very good at arithmetic at school, and attended Cambridge to pursue arithmetic and accounting. He withdrew from the school in 1782, following his father's death.

Inheritance and the East India Company (1775-1783)

Thomas had not been aware of his parents financial situation at all throughout his childhood or schooling, and he was also unaware about the trouble that his father had found himself in. The Barony of Middleton was a small title, despite it's age. While the Baron and his family had societal connections, the estate was plagued with debt, which lead Oliver and Alexandra Tolson to become reclusive from London society in their later years. When Oliver Tolson passed away in 1782, Thomas found himself having to monetarily support his sickly mother and run the estate. He chose to invest in the British East India Company, which was known to reward its employees with a higher standard of living. In January 1783, Alexandra Tolson followed her husband to the grave, leaving Thomas with no family. Due to his investment in the British East India Company, along with his Parliamentary and societal connections from school, Thomas was awarded a junior position on the advisory council of the Governor-General in India.

Marriage and India (1783-1810)

Now at the age of 23, Thomas found himself with a title, a prominent position in one of the largest companies in the world, and the need for a wife. He traveled to London, searching to find himself a wife that would be willing to accompany him to India. His gaze settled on a very pretty debutante, a Miss Katherine Burstow, and convinced her to elope with him. Wishing to escape her own desperate situation, she agreed, and the two left for India shortly after. Three months into their voyage, Thomas grew tired of him new wife, who was more prone to simpering at him than doing what he demanded. After arriving in Bengal, Thomas set straight to work at fixing the financial problems that the East India Company (and the Tolson family) had found themselves in. Two children were born in their first few years there: Edward arrived in 1784, much to Thomas' delight. A daughter, Charlotte, arrived in 1789, a birth that Thomas was less pleased with. As the years dragged on, Thomas became less and less involved with his family, detesting their presence in their life, always annoyed with them. He lashed out at them constantly, Katherine and Charlotte in particular, and tried to avoid engaging himself in their lives, unless discipline was required. He also believed that the English culture should be preserved within his family, despite the fact that both of his children were being raised in a foreign, barbaric country. Despite his best attempts, however, some of the Indian culture did effect his family.

Return to London (1811-present)

In 1810, the summons that Katherine and Thomas had been waiting for finally arrived - it was time for the Tolsons to return to London. Thomas was to make his reports about how the Company had fared over the past three decades, with Edward by his side. He reluctantly admitted that Charlotte would need a proper Season in London, though it was given with the stipulation that she must marry, for Thomas refused to support the girl any longer after she had already turned down so many proposals in India.