23rd Feb 1768 - 24th Mar 1793
Second son of William Stirling of Keir and Cawder (1725-1793). Inherited Hampden estate in trust from his uncle Archibald Stirling of Keir and Cawder (1710-1783). Went to Kingston, Jamaica, in 1789 and died, unmarried, at Hampden 24/03/1793.
Alan L. Karras, Sojourners in the Sun: Scottish Migrants in Jamaica and the Chesapeake, 1740-1800 (Ithaca and London, 1992) pp. 71-80. William Fraser, The Stirlings of Keir, and their family papers (Edinburgh, 1858) pp. 72-80.
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Transatlantic
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died unmarried
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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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1783 [SY] - 1793 [EY] → Owner
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Cadder, Dunbartonshire, Central Scotland, Scotland
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Cawder House, Glasgow (near), Lanarkshire, Central Scotland, Scotland
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Stirling of Hampden', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146644431 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
