1754 - 1832
Solicitor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Shown as surviving mortgagee of two estates belonging to the family of his wife, Dorothy Atkinson, for whose brother George he was executor. It is not yet clear whether his role involved economic exposure or whether he was instead acting in an agency capacity.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Dorothy Atkinson
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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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1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
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1794 [EA] - 1808 [LA] → Not known
Shown together with [Sir Francis] Baring: probably the two men were mortgagees of Paul Benfield, previously owner of one moiety. |
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
Shown in 1817 as surviving mortgagee. |
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1814 [SY] - 1823 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
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Brother-in-laws
Notes →
Nathaniel Clayton was also an executor of George Atkinson (1764-1814) whose sister Dorothy he had...
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Father → Son
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, Northern England, England
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The Chesters, Hexham, Northumberland, Northern England, England
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Nathaniel Clayton', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146636109 [accessed 24th November 2024].
