Thomas Higson

1772 - 1836

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, Kingston merchant, curator of the Botanical Garden at Bath, and dying aged 63 years 10 months 21/12/1836. His wife, given as Delafitte in his Memorial Inscription, appears to have been the same woman as Mary Eliz. Justine Higson (nee Delafitte) (q.v.).


Sources

Monumental Inscriptions Kingston Parish Churchyard, No. 338.


Further Information

Spouse
Delafitte

Associated Claims (1)

£226 17s 10d
Awardee

Associated Estates (12)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1829 [EA] - → Overseer
1817 [EA] - 1822 [LA] → Trustee
1820 [EA] - → Receiver
1820 [EA] - → Mortgagee-in-Possession
1817 [EA] - → Owner
1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Lessee
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - → Trustee
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Lessee
1823 [EA] - → Other

Previously receiver of this group of people in Port Royal.

1820 [EA] - → Guardian
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Joint owner

Relationships (2)

Husband → Wife
Husband → Wife