1780 - 1864
Slave-owner on Jamaica, owner of Stoakesfield until at least 1807. Peter Margetson Wallace also claimed apparently unsuccessfully for compensation by virtue of his wife Louisa (nee Turmaine) who had an annuity secured on Taylors Caymanas. The origin of this annuity has not yet been traced: Louisa Turmaine appears to have come from a Huguenot family in Canterbury Kent with no obvious connection to Jamaica.
Baptism of Peter Margetson Wallace son of Peter and Sarah 28/09/1785; marriage by licence of Peter Margetson Wallace and Louisa Turmaine of the parish of Holy Cross near Canterbury at St Marylebone 12/03/1809.
Peter Margetson Wallace late of 3 Crescent Terrace Westminster, a General in the Royal Artillery who died 19/12/1864 proved 17/01/1865 effects under £600.
Ancestry.com, London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database online] [the entry has '19 Sept. 80' next to it, presumably the birth-date; Ancestry.com, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 [database online].
National Probate Calendar 1865.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Louisa Turmaine
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Children
Thomas; Charlotte
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Wealth at death
£600
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Occupation
Soldier
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£2,514 4s 1d
Unsuccessful claimant (Annuitant)
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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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1804 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Owner
Peter Wallace has been inferred to be Peter Margetson Wallace, believed to be the grand-son of Thomas Stoakes Harris. |
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Grandson → Grandfather
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Son → Mother
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Peter Margetson Wallace', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146640557 [accessed 21st November 2024].
