1776 - 1834
Chief Justice of the Leewards. He was the eldest son of Robert Pickwoad, a London merchant who died of Egham in Surrey c.1807. Robert Pickwoad left his house and land at Egham to his wife for life, then to Robert Williams Pickwoad, and left £1000 each to his wife, two daughters and younger son George with the provision in the case of the daughters that the money remain in his business Robert Pickwoad & Son at 4% p.a: all his personal estate as divided between his wife and younger children [implying Robert Williams Pickwoad was adequately provided for in his father's view].
Will of Robert Pickwoad of Egham Surrey proved 20/08/1807, PROB 11/1466/178.
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Spouse
Sophia Pickwood nee Pogson
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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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Husband → Wife
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Other relatives
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Walter Williamson was the father-in-law of R.W. Pickwoad's son Edwin. This relationship was given by Reid Irving in a letter introduced by Benjamin Buck Greene in his evidence to the 1848 Committee...
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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:
'Robert Williams Pickwoad', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146636235 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
