11th Oct 1789 - 18th May 1839
Second son of Samuel Barrett (1765-1794) and Elizabeth Barrett Waite (1754-1834). Member of Assembly for St James 1815-1819 and 1826-1839 and for Trelawny 1922-1824. Married Elizabeth Barrett Morris (1791-1860), daughter of Philip Anglin Morris and his wife Amelia Barett Waite. They had a daughter, Elizabeth (1812-1825). Richard Barrett also acknowledged an illegitimate daughter Emily Barrett, whose mother was Emily Gaynor. Died at Montego Bay 18/05/1839, buried at Cinnamon Hill. He has an entry in the ODNB as 'slave-owner and politician.'
R. A. Barrett, The Barretts of Jamaica (2000) p. 190; Christer Petley, ‘Barrett, Richard (1789–1839)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2016 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/109379, accessed 10 Nov 2017]
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Spouse
Elizabeth Barrett Morris
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Children
Elizabeth (1812-1825), [illeg., with Emily Gaynor] Emily Barrett
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£2,169 4s 2d
Awardee (Receiver)
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£996 12s 7d
Awardee (Trustee)
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£227 11s 8d
Awardee
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£4,731 16s 11d
Awardee
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£48 13s 11d
Awardee
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£1,572 3s 9d
Unsuccessful claimant (Receiver)
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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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1809 [EA] - 1839 [EY] → Owner
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1800 [EA] - → Trust beneficiary
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1808 [EA] - → Owner
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
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1826 [EA] - → Receiver
Receiver for a group of enslaved people from Oxford and Cambridge estates |
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1839 [EA] - → Not known
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1823 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
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1832 [EA] - 1830 [EY] → Owner
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1832 [EA] - → Attorney
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1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Receiver
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1817 [EA] - → Attorney
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1826 [EA] - → Receiver
Receiver for a group of enslaved people from Oxford and Cambridge estates |
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1834 [EA] - → Receiver
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1817 [EA] - → Attorney
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1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
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1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trustee
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1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
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1817 [EA] - → Attorney
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1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
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Brothers
Notes →
Richard Barrett was also trustee of his brother Samuel...
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Son → Father
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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Half-brothers
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Son → Mother
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Richard Barrett', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/19861 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
