1732 - 1782
Brother and of John Ewer (q.v.), and probably co-owner with him of Bogg and Boscobell in St Ann Jamaica.
Hendry (sic) Ure married Agnes Grahame, 29/03/1715 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had seven children baptised in Kilsyth: Jean (1717), Margerat (sic, 1718), John (1720), Jean (1723), Agnes (1726), Barbara (1728) and Walter (1732). John and Walter both became slave-owners in St Ann, Jamaica, as did Margaret's son James Hay, John's children Walter II, Mary and John, and Barbara's son Alexander Kidston. Walter, baptised 21/09/1732 in Kilsyth to Henry Ure and Agnes Grahame in Tageston.
Will of Walter Ewer merchant of Little Love Lane Aldermanbury proved16/11/1782. In the will, Walter Ewer identified his brother as John Ewer - to whom he left his moiety of their property in Little Love Lane - three of his nephews as James Hay (then in Jamaica), Henry Hay (then in Jamaica) and Alexander Kidston, and two others as Walter and John, the sons of his brother John. James and Henry were the son of his sister Margaret, married to William Hay and also identified in the will. He left his real estate in North America and Jamaica to Walter and John.
GROS OPR Marriages 483 20 278 Kilsyth; GROS OPR Births 483 30 134 Kilsyth.
PROB 11/1097/223.
We are grateful to Robert Hutcheon for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Occupation
Merchant and plantation owner
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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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1774 [EA] - 1786 [LA] → Joint owner
Shown as co-owner as late as 1786, although his will was proved in 1782, and the later entries might refer to his nephew and co-heir Walter Ewer II, who is known to have been in partnership with his father John Ewer. |
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1774 [EA] - 1786 [LA] → Joint owner
Shown as co-owner as late as 1786, although his will was proved in 1782, and the later entries might refer to his nephew and co-heir Walter Ewer II, who is known to have been in partnership with his father John Ewer. |
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Uncle → Nephew
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Alexander Kidston was mentioned as his nephew in the will of Walter Ewer I proved in...
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Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central Scotland, Scotland
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Little Love Lane, Wood Street, City of London, Middlesex, London, England
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'Walter Ewer I', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648845 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
