???? - 24th Sep 1837
Resident slave-owner on Antigua, appearing also as attorney on the island for the Thomas family of Yapton and as trustee (e.g. for Joseph Darrell of Antigua in his will made 03/11/1815) but not further traced to date. It is possible that he was a member of the Billinghurst family of Yapton and that his connection with the Thomas family derived from this: Joseph Billinghurst of Yapton died on St Vincent in 1840.
Death "At the island of Antigua, on the 24th of September, much respected and deeply regretted, John Billinghurst, Esq."
Vere Langford Oliver, History of Antigua Vol. 3 p. 353.
London Courier and Evening Gazette 08/11/1837.
We are grateful to Peter Selley for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Attorney
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1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
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1824 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Billinghurst', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/1263 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
