???? - 1807
Owner of Cairncurran estate in Westmoreland, Jamaica, at the time of his death.
May 21st [1807] At his estate of Cairncurran, Westmoreland, Jamaica [death of] John Cunningham Esq.
A second source shows John Cunningham, Alexander Cunningham and Charles Cunningham as sons of William Cunningham of Cairncurran [Renfrewshire] and gives a death-date for John Cunningham in Jamaica as 24/07/1808.
Jamaica Almanac (1811).
Scots Magazine Vol. 69 (1807) p. 638.
George Crawfurd, General Description of the Shire of Renfrew: Including an Account of the Noble and Ancient Families (1818) p. 406.
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1810 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Previous owner
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1799 [EA] - → Owner
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Cunningham', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634790/ [accessed 18th April 2024].
