19th Sep 1737 - 18th Mar 1798
Owner of Duckett's Spring in St James, Success estate in Hanover and Forest pen (not yet identified). Married Elizabeth Anglin. 13 children, including Sir James Scarlett (later 1st Baron Abinger), Dr Robert Scarlett, Sir William Anglin Scarlett and Philip Anglin Scarlett.
Frank Cundell, Historic Jamaica (London, 1915) pp. 339-340; Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]; 'Anglin and Scarlett Families', http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/r/Ranglinp.htm.
We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Elizabeth Wright nee Anglin
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Children
13 children
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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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- 1798 [EY] → Owner
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1809 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
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1799 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Previous owner
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Father → Son
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Father → Son
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Father → Son
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Father-in-law → Daughter-in-law
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Father → Son
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'Robert Richard James Scarlett', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634364 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
