Geddes Mackenzie Simpson was father of Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson (1824-1894) and Frances Ramsay Simpson and both uncle and father-in-law of George Simpson (d. 1860), a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company who began his commercial career in Geddes Mackenzie Simpson's brokerage.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography online John S. Galbraith, Simpson, Sir George, governor of the HNC, author and businessman'; ibid Sylvia van Kirk,'Simpson, Frances Ramsay (Simpson, Lady Simpson), diarist.'
1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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.
