1768 - 6th May 1801
Brother of William James Hall (d. 1827), Rebecca Hyde Peshall (nee Hall) and of Elizabeth Cossley Hall (each of whom q.v.). Son of Cossley Hall and his first wife Whitehorne-Lade Robinson. "In the navy", died unmarried in Jamaica, 06/05/1801.
John Burke, History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland (4 vols., London, 1835-1838), vol. 4 pp. 741-743.
We are grateful to Dawn Good for her assistance with compiling this entry.
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died unmarried
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Sailor (Royal Navy)
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1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Previous owner
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'John Cossley Hall', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146642193 [accessed 14th November 2024].
