Francis Love Beckford senior

Son of Francis Beckford and Susan Love, grandson of Peter Beckford the younger of Jamaica and father of Francis Love Beckford junior (q.v.) and probably of William Beckford of Beckford & Ranken (q.v.).

1. Married Johanna Lloyd (née Leigh), and was thereby the brother-in-law of Chaloner Arcedeckne and uncle (and later father-in-law) of Andrew Arcedekne (q.v.).

2. Will of Francis Love Beckford 'of Mitcham Surrey' [made in 1835] proved 15/03/1838. In the will he said that he had settled £8000 on each of his children other than John and Charles (to whom he had given or pledged £7000 each, of which £3000 to John remained unpaid), but could not do more given the recent and current depreciation of West India property. Subject to the £3000 owed to John's trustees and £100 to his sister Maria Beckford he left his Jamaica property, including the apprentices attached to the estates, to his eldest son also Francis Love Beckford.

1. Children are from Ancestry.com, London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database online] except Harriet, all baptised at St Marylebone.

2. PROB 11/1891/365.