1782 - 21st Sep 1859
Son of Richard Newman Harding Newman (d. 1808) and Harriet nee Shultz. Inherited a 1/3 share in Blue Hole estate in Hanover, Jamaica, from his aunt Eliza Mary Tharp (d. 1831). Baptised in Westminster, 1782. The will of Benjamin Harding formerly of Great Clacton in the County of Essex and late of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucester Esquire formerly a Lieutenant-Colonel in Her Majesty's Army deceased who died 20 September 1859 at Ryde in the Isle of Wight in the County of Southampton was proved by the oath of William Wepean of 81 South Audley Street, Middlesex, a Major-General in Her Majesty's Army the surviving Executor, effects under £3000..
See entry for Eliza Mary Tharp. Familysearch.org batch no. C13540-2. National Probate Calendar 1859.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Children
d.s.p.
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Wealth at death
£3,000
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Occupation
Soldier
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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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21/10/1831 [SD] - → Joint owner
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Grandson → Grandfather
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Nephew → Uncle
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First Cousins
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Brothers
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Nephew → Uncle
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Son → Father
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Nephew → Aunt
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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Wessex, England
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Great Clacton, Essex, South-east England, England
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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:
'Benjamin Newman Harding', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146637326 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
