19th Oct 1789 - 14th Feb 1863
Son of John Vezey Rennalls (q.v.) and his wife Susannah, born 19/10/1789 and baptised 01/12/1789 in St Catherine, Jamaica. In Jamaica 1823-1826 when he was attorney of Lewisburgh Estate in St Mary.
Married Jane Lewis 08/10/1816 in Clifton, Gloucestershire. Married, secondly, Mary Elizabeth Pinnock in Southampton in 1837.
At 29 Brunswick Square in 1832 and 1 Elm Court, Middle Temple, in 1835. Living at Tavistock Square in 1841, barrister, with Mary Rennalls, 2 male servants and 2 female servants. At 13 Devonshire Street in 1851 with his wife Mary Elizabeth (also born in Jamaica), niece Susannah Creighton (born Jamaica), 1 male and 2 female servants.
Buried 21/02/1863 at Kensal Green Cemetery, aged 73 years. The will of William Rodon Rennalls late of 13 Devonshire Street, Marylebone, one of the Benchers of the Middle Temple who died 14/02/1863 at 13 Devonshire Street was proved by the oaths of Mary Elizabeth Rennalls the relict and George Brown of 1 Elm Court, Temple, barrister-at-law, the executors. Effects under £16,000.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]. Findmypast, England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 [database online]. Ancestry.com, London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database online]. 1841 and 1851 censuses online. National Probate Calendar 1863.
We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Lawyer
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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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1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
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1 Elm Court, Middle Temple, London, Middlesex, London, England
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13 Devonshire Street, London, Middlesex, London, England
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29 Brunswick Square, London, Middlesex, London, England
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Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex, London, England
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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 Rodon Rennalls', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146646277 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
