1809 - 19th Feb 1888
Baptised in Trelawny, Jamaica, daughter of Dugald Malcolm Ruthven and his wife Mary nee Virgo. Her father died c. 1813 and the family moved to England. When writing her will in 1824, her mother described herself as late of Great Coram Street in Middlesex, now of Brighthelmston in Sussex. Inherited a quarter share in a group of enslaved people in Trelawny from her mother as residuary legatee.
Married Samuel Anderson at some point before 1829. They had two children baptised in St James, Jamaica: Samuel Ruthven (1829), Anna Virgo (1833) and another daughter, Mary Sydney Ruthven born c. 1836 in Jamaica. Samuel died in 1864 in Brighton, Sussex. Anna Rebecca was living at 33 Montpelier Road, Brighton, in the censuses of 1871 and 1881 and died at the same address, 19/02/1888. Her will was proved by her daughters Anna and Mary, effects £693 13s 9d.
Familysearch.org batch nos. I03814-2 and I04099-9. PROB 11/1756/112.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Maiden Name
Ruthven
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Spouse
Samuel Anderson
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Children
Samuel Ruthven, Anna Virgo, Mary Sydney Ruthven
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Wealth at death
£693 3S 11D
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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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1825 [SY] - 1830 [EY] → Trust beneficiary
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1830 [SY] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
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Wife → Husband
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Sisters
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Daughter → Mother
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Daughter → Father
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33 Montpelier Road, Brighton, Sussex, South-east England, 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:
'Anna Rebecca Anderson (née Ruthven)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648881 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
