Crisp Molineux

Returned slave-owner of St Kitts, MP and landowner.

1. Born in St Kitts, the son of Charles Laval Molineux of St. Kitts and Margaret, daughter of Col. Joseph Crisp of St. Kitts. Came to Britain in 1754, buying Garboldisham Hall shortly after. MP for Castle Rising (1771-1774) and King's Lynn (1774-1790). In a speech of 21 May 1789, he strongly opposed the abolition of the slave trade (while praising Pitt as Prime Minister).

2. Will of Crisp Molineux of Garboldisham proved 16/05/1793. His main heir in tail was his grandson Crisp Molineux Montgomerie (q.v.), who in the event does not appear to have succeeded to all his estates: in the will of Crisp Molineux's son George Molineux Montgomerie proved in 1804, George commented that his third son Thomas Crisp Montgomerie was well provided for under his grandfather's will, and later that after the death of his second son William, his [George's] father's estates had passed to his [George's] third son Thomas Crisp Montgomerie. Crisp Molineux made it a condition of his will that his heirs take the names and arms Crisp and Molineux in memory of his 'good mother' from whom the Crisps estate descended.

1. History of Parliament online, [accessed 09/02/2016].

2. PROB 11/1232/158. This long trust will has not yet been fully analysed by LBS.