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Owner of Craigston estate in Carriacou in 1817. Father of William Urquhart of Craigston (d. 1847, q.v.), and son of William Urquhart of Craigston (1741-1796).
Inherited Craigston and Meldrum estates in Carriacou, as well as the Scottish property of his father William Qrquhart in 1821. Lived at the family seat of Craigston Castle in Aberdeenshire.
Letters to Urquhart from his estate managed William Robertson, 1804-1812 are held in the archives at Craigston Castle, including one from William Nash, Rector of Carriacou, describing the brutal punishment of enslaved people from Urquhart's estates who had complained that Robertson had withheld goods from Urquhart intended for them. Robertson described this as an attempted insurrection.
T71/267 pp. 208-212.
H. Gordon Slade, 'Craigston and Meldrum Estates, Carriacou,1769-1841', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 114 (1984), 481-537. See http://www.islandtrees.com/IMAGES/Craigston.pdf [accessed 05/03/2020].
We are grateful to Stephen Lewis for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Isabella Moir
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Children
William
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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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1796 [SY] - 1821 [EY] → Owner
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1817 [EA] - → Owner
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Father → Son
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Son → Father
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Nephew → Uncle
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First Cousins
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Craigston Castle, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, North-east Scotland, Scotland
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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:
'John Urquhart of Craigston', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146633207 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
