1st Sep 1804 - 23rd May 1886
Son of John Michel (q.v.) and Anne Fane. Commander of British Forces in North America, 1865-1867. Also held military offices in India and Ireland.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: C.P. Stacey, 'Fieldmarshall Sir John Michel', http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5708 [accessed 01/10/2012].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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School
Eton
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Occupation
Soldier
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Commander of British Forces
Canada
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Son → Father
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Grandson → Grandfather
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Grandson → Grandmother
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Canada
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Bombay, India
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China
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South Africa
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Ireland
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Dewlish House, Dorchester, Dorset, Wessex, England
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Dewlish House, Dewlish, Dorchester, Dorset, Wessex, England
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'Fieldmarshall Sir John Michel', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146630313 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
