Sarah Lushington (née Gascoyne)

???? - 1839

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Née Gascoyne (sometimes given as Gascoigne), beneficiary of a trust whose trustees were paid 3/4 of the compensation for the enslaved people on Seven Plantations in Clarendon Jamaica. She and her husband, the MP Charles Lushington (q.v.) also claimed for the remaining 1/4 ex parte paterna, but were unsuccessful.   

  1. Sarah Lushington 'of St Margarets Westminster' was buried at Little Stanmore aged 49 27/12/1839. Her age was possibly understated.  

  2. Daughter of Lieut Col. Joseph Gascoyne who was the brother of Sabine Gascoyne (q.v.). She was the author of a travel journal, Narrative of a Journey from Calcutta to Europe (1829).


Sources

T71/859 Clarendon no. 410A, B & C. T71/1187 identifies them as of Hill House Edgware Middlesex.

  1. Ancestry.con, London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980 [database online].

  2. Gentleman's Magazine Vol. XIII Feb. 1840 Obituaries p. 215; Sarah Gascoyne Lushington ("Mrs Charles Lushington"), Narrative of A Journey from Calcutta to Europe by way of Egypt in the Years 1827 and 1828 (London: John Murray, 1829).


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Maiden Name
Gascoyne
Spouse
Charles Lushington
Children
d.s.p.

Associated Claims (1)

£5,849 6s 10d
Beneficiary

Associated Estates (1)

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
1833 [SY] - → Tenant-in-common

Legacies Summary

Historical (1)

BooksAuthor?
Narrative of a Journey from Calcutta to Europe, by way of Egypt, in the years... 1829 
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Published under the name Mrs Charles...

Relationships (12)

Niece → Aunt
First Cousins
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Sarah's father Joseph Gascoyne and Mary's father George Chandler ne Gascoyne were...
Other relatives
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Sarah Chandler was the great-aunt of Sarah Lushington....
Other relatives
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George was Sarah's great-uncle. His sister Sarah Gascoyne nee Chandler was her...
Niece → Uncle
First Cousins
First Cousins
Niece → Aunt
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Harriet was married to Sarah's uncle Rev. Dr. George...
Other relatives
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William was married to Sarah's first cousin Mary Harriot nee...
Niece → Uncle
Niece → Aunt
Wife → Husband

Addresses (1)

Hill House, Edgware, Middlesex, London, England