UCL

Robert John Harper

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1846

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Trustee of John Houstoun, a lunatic, and in that capacity claiming apparently unsuccessfully for the compensation for Duff House in Trelawny Jamaica. Elizabeth Ann, wife of John Flowers (q.v.), was a beneficiary under the will of John Houstoun, who was her half-brother, and John Flowers also pursued the compensation.

  1. Robert John Harper esq of Duchy of Lancaster office Somerset Place married eldest daughter of Thomas Hinckley Esquire of Lichfield, Sept 7 180[2?].

Sources

  1. Gentleman's Magazine Vol 72 1802 Part 2 p. 1223, Births and Marriages of Remarkable Persons.

We are grateful for the help of Jackie Flowers with this entry.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
? Hinckley (c. 1802)

Associated Claims (2)

Jamaica St James 661
£116 13s 3d
Awardee
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Jamaica Trelawny 210 (Duff House)
£1,095 13s 8d
Unsuccessful claimant (Committee)
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Addresses (1)

New Lodge, Hanbury, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
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