John Billinghurst

???? - 24th Sep 1837

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

  1. 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.

  2. Death "At the island of Antigua, on the 24th of September, much respected and deeply regretted, John Billinghurst, Esq."


Sources

  1. Vere Langford Oliver, History of Antigua Vol. 3 p. 353.

  2. London Courier and Evening Gazette 08/11/1837.

We are grateful to Peter Selley for his assistance with compiling this entry.


Associated Claims (2)

£1,085 1s 5d
Awardee
£198 15s 11d
Awardee

Associated Estates (3)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1824 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner