15th May 1792 - 15th Nov 1868
Fifth son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812) and Gutle Schnapper (1753-1849). Paris-based banker and financier. Named as a claimant for Matthew's estate in Antigua on the basis of a mortgage but not listed as an awardee. Part of the compensation was awarded to his brother Nathan Mayer Rothschild, who also put together the £20 million government loan which financed the compensation process.
T71/877 Antigua claim no. 390 (Matthew's Constitution Hill).
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Absentee?
'Foreign'
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Spouse
Betty Salomon von Rothschild
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Children
Charlotte (1825-1899), Mayer Alphonse (1827-1905), Gustave Samuel (1829-1911), Edmond Benjamin (1845-1934)
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Occupation
Banker
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Religion
Jewish
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£2,571 17s 9d
Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee)
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Brothers
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Paris, France
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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:
'Baron James de Rothschild', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146631433 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
