UCL

Benjamin Hopkinson

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 15th Sep 1868

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Benjamin Hopkinson, man of colour, son of John Hopkinson (q.v.) and of a currently unknown woman of colour, brother of Jonathan Hopkinson (q.v.) and brother or half-brother of a number of other Hopkinson claimants, awarded a share in the compensation for Bachelors Adventure in British Guiana.

  1. The will of Benjamin Hopkinson, of the Oaks, Ambleside, Westmoreland who died 15/09/1868 was proved 31/03/1869 by inter alios Elizabeth Hopkinson the widow and Jonathan Hopkinson of Half Moon Street the brother, effects under £35,000.

Sources

  1. National Probate Calendar 1869.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Elizabeth
Wealth at death
£35,000

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 568A&B (Bachelors Adventure and Enterprise)
£36,270 18s 2d
Awardee
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Relationships (1)

Benjamin Hopkinson
Natural Son → Father
John Hopkinson
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