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Alexander Bruce of Kennet was named as trustee and executor for James Wedderburn Colvile in 1808 (will first written 1802). He came from a long established noble family which lost its title through attainder following the Jacobite uprising of 1715. Alexander was an East India Merchant trading to China. His son Robert became Lord Kennet in 1808 and subsequently an active member of the House of Lords (see entry for BRUCE, Robert (1795-1864), of Kennet House, nr. Alloa, Clackmannan, History of Parliament online).
BRUCE, Robert (1795-1864), of Kennet House, nr. Alloa, Clackmannan, History of Parliament online, http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/bruce-robert-1795-1864
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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Occupation
East India merchant
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Executor → Testator
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Trustee → Testator
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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:
'Alexander Bruce of Kennet', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146643629 [accessed 25th November 2024].
