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Richard Cobham I

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1816

Biography

Resident slave-owner of Barbados, dying in 1816 or 1817, although the will of Richard Cobham of the island of Barbados made in 1816 was not proved in London until 27/02/1847. In the will he provided that if his Stepney estate was sold in his lifetime his wife was to have an annuity of £300 p.a.; he also left her two male and two female 'servants.' He left four of his children £2000 currency each before the remainder of his estate was divided among his nine children.


Sources

PROB 11/2050/81.

Associated Estates (1)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Previous owner
Stepney [ Barbados | St George ]

Relationships (2)

Richard Cobham I
Father-in-law → Daughter-in-law
Katherine Ann Hinds Cobham (née Skinner)
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Katherine Anne Hinds married Richard Cobham in 1819: her husband was almost certainly the Richard Cobham who appeared in the will of Richard Cobham...
Richard Cobham I
Brothers
John Cobham of Bristol and Barbados
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