6th Apr 1733 - 7th Apr 1814
Son of Hon. Laurence Shirley and Anne Clarges. Married (1) Mary Elsegood, daughter of W. Elsgood, 30 March 1773; (2) Anne Hele, daughter of Thomas Hele, 6 November 1809. Died without issue. (Mary was the widow of Sir Stephen Anderson.)
Rose to become Vice-Admiral in Royal Navy.
Lived at Horkstow Hall, Lincolnshire, England.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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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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1777 [EA] - → Other
Lessor with his wife |
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Country house
Horkstow Hall [Built]
description → County house, built 1776, "probably for Rear Admiral Thomas Shirley". Grade II* listed....
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Second Husband → Wife
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Horkstow Hall, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Rear-Admiral Hon. Thomas Shirley', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648647 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
