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Henry Tudor Rees

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Biography

  1. Henry Tudor Rees, John Rees and George Rees were sons of George Rees, a spirit-merchant of Cardiff, Wales. In October 1837, Henry Tudor Rees resided at Rodney Hall, St. Thomas-in-the-Vale, Jamaica.

  2. By August 1838, Henry Tudor Rees had been discharged from his role as the overseer of New Works estate (q.v.), ‘for some gross act of cruelty to a poor apprentice, who was in a state of insanity!’

  3. Henry Tudor Rees was described as both a 'planter' and 'friend' of Nicholas Gyles, slave-owner in Jamaica. Likely opponent of good Special Justices in the Apprenticeship-Slavery-in-Disguise period.

We are grateful to Steven Carter for his assistance in compiling this entry.


Sources

  1. 'Heirs-at-Law, Next of Kin, &c. Wanted' in The Law Times Vol. 9. United Kingdom: Office of The Law Times, 1847, p. 187.

  2. British Emancipator Wednesday 14 February 1838, p. 6. Online at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002372/18380214/021/0006?browse=true&fullscreen=true

  3. 'No. 551, Extract of a Despatch from the Marquis of Sligo to Lord Glenelg, dated King's House, St. Jago de la Vega, 13 August 1836 (with Enclosure)'. General Report of the Emigration Commissioners., 1837:v.1.. London, William Clowes & Sons for H.M.S.O. | HathiTrust Digital Library, p. 170.

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-Vale 29
£48 13s 11.75d
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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
1836 [EA] - 1837 [LA] → Overseer
New Works [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-Vale ]

Rees was named as the overseer of the estate in 1836. By 1837, he had been discharged from the role.