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George Howel, died at Cote Park Bristol 07/01/1825, formerly of Jamaica, where he was a Master of Chancery, Secretary to the Board of Accounts, and a member of the Honourable House of Assembly.
Will of George Howell or Howel [late of Jamaica] of Westbury Gloucester proved 01/02/1825. In the will he provided for his cousin Ann Windey [sp?] and his dear daughter-in-law Lucy, widow of Rev. Walter Johnson, but left the bulk of his estate including Jamaica property and enslaved people to his 'son-in-law', the son of his late dear wife, Thomas Spencer of the City of London, whose firm was identified later in the will as Messrs Thomas Spencer and Co., who held some of Howell's money.
The effects of George Howel of Jamaica were sworn by his executors under £25,000.
PROB 11/1695/18.
Findmypast.co.uk, Bank of England Wills Extracts 1717-1845.
We are grateful to Peter Selley for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Wealth at death
£25,000
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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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1809 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
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1826 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Step-father → Step-son
Notes →
Thomas Spencer was described in George Howel's will as his 'son-in-law' but also as the son of his wife....
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Cote Park, Bristol, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'George Howell or Howel', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146633454 [accessed 25th November 2024].
