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Owner of Blenheim in Manchester until his death c. 1832. Married to Sarah Brooks nee Wright (q.v.) and father of George Brooks (q.v.) who inherited the bulk of his estate. In his will dated 10/06/1831 he reportedly said 'My debts heavy and West India property much deprec[i]ated.'
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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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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1815 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
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- 1831 [LA] → Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman
George Brooks died before he inherited one moiety of the Blenheim estate, in which his aunt Elizabeth Dunn held a life interest: he willed the moiety to his own son, George. |
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1829 [EA] - → Receiver
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Deceased → Heir-at-law
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Also presumed to be father and son...
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Great-nephew → Great-uncle
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Oliver shows George Brooks the elder as the great-uncle of George Brooks of...
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Son → Mother
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Nephew → Uncle
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James Virgo Dunn left George Brooks a moiety in Chester estate subject to the life interest of his widow Elizabeth Dunn [Caribbeana Vol. III p....
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Nephew → Aunt
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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:
'George Brooks of Blenheim', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146647721 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
