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Thomas Hervey, the illegitimate son but heir of Hon. Thomas Hervey, a younger son of the 1st Earl of Bristol. Thomas Hervey's son was William Hervey (q.v.). This was the man 'now residing at Park Street' Westminster, administration of whose will was granted 08/05/1782 to Thomas Myddelton, a creditor: by that time Thomas Hervey was shown as of Brussels in Austrian Flanders. The will, made in 1780 is short and left his wife Elizabeth as the guardian and tutor of their sons Thomas Augustus and William. The will of Elizabeth Hervey (q.v.) shows her sons as Thomas Augustus and William.
PROB 11/1090/228.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Father → Son
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Husband → Wife
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Brussels, Belgium
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'Thomas Hervey', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146635629 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
