2nd Jun 1776 - ????
Daughter of Thomas Makin and his wife Lucy nee Atherton. Born 07/06/1776 and baptised in Prescot, Lancashire, 30/06/1776. Her parents had married in Prescot 09/03/1772 when Thomas was "of Knowsley" and Lucy was "of Prescot".
Married Richard Weston 01/07/1799 in Childwall, Lancashire.
Richard Weston was described as "of Halewood in Chester" in 1815 when an executor and trustee of Ellen's uncle John Atherton.
Ellen Weston was a legatee of her Atherton uncles William (d. 1803, bequeathed Ellen £2,500) and John (d. 1820, bequeathed Ellen £2,000). These legacies were secured on Green Park and Spring Vale Pen in Jamaica.
Ancestry.com, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database online]. Ancestry.com, Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 [database online].
Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database online].
Will of William Atherton, PROB 11/1403/224. Will of John Atherton, PROB 11/1636/408.
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Maiden Name
Makin
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Spouse
Richard Weston
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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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Halewood, Liverpool, Lancashire, Merseyside, North-west England, England
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Prescot, Liverpool, Lancashire, North-west England, England
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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:
'Ellen Weston (née Makin)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146643917 [accessed 31st December 2024].
