1787 - 1862
Awarded a fraction of the compensation for the Woodstock estate in St Ann Jamaica, one of dozens of legatees of William White.
Son of Lawrence and Annabella Sawtell, baptised St George Bloomsbury 22/04/1787.
Letters of Administration of the estate of James White Sawtell gentleman of 16 Brunswick place City Road who died 27/01/1862 granted 24/04/1862, effects under £16,000.
'Upwards of 50 years a clerk in the Bank of England.'
Ancestry.com, London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database online]
National Probate Calendar 1862.
Times 13/2/1862 p. 1
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Wealth at death
£16,000
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Occupation
Banker's clerk
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£1,453 12s 6d
Awardee (Legatee)
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'James White Sawtell', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146631132 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
