West India merchant (Colonial - Caribbean)
Originally junior partner in Chandler & Davidson and then senior partner in Davidson & Graham
Davidson & Graham = Henry Davidson and Charles Graham of Drynie, Black Isle (d. 16/3/1806), who was the uncle of planter Francis Graham of Tulloch estate. Previously, the estate belonged to Henry Davidson and Rev. Dr George Chandler [an earlier partnership of Henry Davidson had been Chandler & Davidson]
Dissolution of partnership of Henry Davidson, Henry Barkly, William Davidson 31/5/1843 [sic]
Email Mary Mill to Nick Draper 28/4/2010 on R.D. Clunie and Henry Lowndes
London Gazette 20412 22/11/1844 p. 4583 (p. 23 of 40)
See also Fisher (ed.), The House of Commons 1820-1832, vol. 5, pp. 862-3: entry for Duncan Davidson.
1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
