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Of Cheltenham in the 1830s, apparently unsuccessful co-claimant with his siblings as younger children and legatees under the will of their father William Byam [senior] for compensation for Fitch's Creek on Antigua.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£4,128 14s 6d
Unsuccessful claimant (Legatee)
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Son → Father
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Brother → Sister
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Brother → Sister
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Brothers
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Brothers
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Brother → Sister
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Nephew → Uncle
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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, South-west 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:
'Edward Samuel Byam', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146640131 [accessed 20th April 2024].
