28th Jul 1775 - 22nd Jan 1827
Co-owner (with his brother Thomas) of Keartons on St Vincent, son of John Kearton of St Vincent and Ann Doyle, husband of Mary Gerald Kearton and father-in-law of James Crosby (all of whom q.v.). Resident but dying in London in 1827.
Lately...In Stanhope Street [death of] G. Kearton Esq. of Kearton Hall, Island of St Vincent.
Memorial inscription in Walcot, Bath: "Sacret to the Memory of George Kearton Esqur. of the Island of St Vincent born Anno Domini July 28th, 1775 and Departed this Life Jany 22nd 1827." Given his burial it is assumed he died at Great Stanhope Street, Bath.
Gentleman's Magazine Vol. 97 Jan-June Part I (1827) p. 187.
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919) vol. 1 p. 265.
We are grateful for the help of Jonathan Kirton and Andrew Swift with this entry.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic?
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Spouse
Mary Gerald
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Children
Mary Elizabeth
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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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1817 [EA] - 1827 [EY] → Joint owner
George Kearton had reportedly bought out his brother Thomas' interest in Keartons in exchange for an annuity of £500 currency p.a. |
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Son → Mother
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Nephew → Uncle
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Son → Father
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Great Stanhope Street, Bath, Somerset, South-west England, England
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 Kearton II of St Vincent', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648385 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
