UCL

Hon. James Verchild

Profile & Legacies Summary

1709 - 1769

Biography

President of St Kitts (1759-1769), and Governor of the Leeward Islands. In the 1753 Samuel Baker map he was shown as owning an estate in St Thomas Middle Island.

Further Information

Absentee?
Spouse
Penelope Burt
Children
James George

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
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Verchild [ St Kitts | St Thomas Middle Island ]

Inferred to have been associated with, and probably owner of, the Verchild estate, but to date this has not been verified. In the will of Stedman Rawlins II (proved 1796), he said he had 'lately' purchased an estate from Hon. James Verchild that had been in possession of Thomas Maitland.

Relationships (1)

Hon. James Verchild
Father → Son
James George Verchild
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