1813 - 1848
Son of Elizabeth Gurley (q.v.), who was his guardian and claimed compensation on his behalf for Peter's Hope on St Vincent, and grandson of Mary Selby Gurley (q.v.). William John Selby Gurley's father William was killed in Scotland's penultimate duel in 1824.
Shown as 'William Selby John', born 16/01/1813, son of William and Elizabeth Gurley, when baptised at St Marylebone 05/06/1814.
Will of William John Selby Gurley Mate of HMS Hecla proved 15/08/1848. In it he left his property to his mother Elizabeth and his four sisters equally.
Ancestry.com, London, England, Births & Baptisms, 1813-1906 [database online]. The register pages are headed '1813-4' [the latter added by hand] but the birth-dates of the entries surrounding Gurley, some of which are from 1814, strongly suggest the baptism was in 05/06/1814 rather than 05/06/1813.
PROB 11/2079/194.
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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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1824 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Heir
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 John Selby Gurley', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146644167 [accessed 20th April 2024].
