???? - 8th Jun 1852
Renn Hampden (given as Hamden in the compensation records), Barbados slave-owner, MP for Great Marlow 1842-1847. His identification as the owner of Balls is secure [see below] but his co-ownership with other estates with John Hampden has yet to be clarified.
Death "On the 8th ult., in the Island of Barbadoes, Renn Hampden, Esq., formerly of the Manor-house, Little Marlow, Bucks, and M.P. for the borough of Great Marlow."
Joseph Robert Lumley, Esq., of Harleston, Northamptonshire, [marriage to] to Sarah, relict of Renn Hampden, Esq., of Balls, in the island of Barbadoes, and late M. P. for Marlow, Bucks.
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette 23/06/1852.
Hereford Times 24/03/1855.
We are grateful to Peter Selley for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Name in compensation records
Renn Hamden
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Spouse
Sarah
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£217 9s 11d
Awardee
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£1,293 6s 8d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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£1,782 14s 0d
Awardee
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£3,250 16s 1d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
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1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1832 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
In the Register the name is given as Renn Hamden; but it is almost certainly Renn Hampden. |
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1829 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Not known
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Attorney
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Political (1) |
MP
election →
Great Marlow Buckinghamshire
1842 - 1847 |
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Brothers
Notes →
It is highly likely that they were brothers: they both owned the Small Ridge estate in Barbados in 1832: see TNA, T71/549, p. 87. In the will of Rev. John Hampden proved 1849 he shows his brother as...
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Manor House, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Central England, England
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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:
'Renn Hampden', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146631823 [accessed 24th December 2024].
