25th May 1735 - 6th Sep 1820
James Ferguson of Pitfour, eldest son of James Ferguson of Pitfour and the Hon. Anne Murray, daughter of Alexander 4th Lord Elibank.
History of Parliament online, http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/ferguson-james-1735-1820 [accessed 02/10/2014].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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University
University of Edinburgh
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Occupation
Politician and landowner
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Political (1) |
MP
election →
Banffshire Banffshire
1789 - 1790 election →
Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire
1790 - 1820 |
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Brothers
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Uncle → Nephew
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Brothers
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Pitfour, Aberdeenshire, North-east Scotland , Scotland
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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:
'James Ferguson of Pitfour', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146636942 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
