1755 - ????
Son of John Ricketts, and brother of George Crawford Ricketts I. Owner of Woodhall estate in St Elizabeth which be bequeathed to his wife Ann Elizabeth, son George St John and daughter Sarah Ann, share and share alike. His will was written in 1790 and proved in London by his 'relict' Ann Elizabeth Bayley (formerly Ricketts) in 1806.
PROB 11/1446/271.
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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Spouse
Ann Elizabeth
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Children
Sarah Ann, George St John (1787-)
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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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- 1806 [EY] → Owner
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Husband → Wife
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Father → Son
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Father → Daughter
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Brothers
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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:
'William Henry Ricketts of Woodhall', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146640255 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
