1790 - 20th Jun 1876
Son of James Gauld and his wife Elizabeth (Betty) nee Gordon. One of the legatees in the will of his uncle John Gordon of Kingston. Baptised in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, 19/05/1780. Farmer. Died in Midtown, parish of Botriphnie, Banffshire, 20/06/1873, age 85. Living at Bomincalloch, Botriphnie, in the census of 1841 with his brother John and mother Bettie. At the same address in later censuses.
OPR Births 199 010 060. GROS Deaths 1876 148 006. Censuses online 1841-1871. PROB 11/1753/30.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
died unmarried
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Occupation
Farmer
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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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1829 [EA] - → Legatee
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1829 [EA] - → Legatee
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1829 [EA] - → Legatee
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First Cousins
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Brothers
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Nephew → Uncle
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First Cousins
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Botriphnie, Banffshire, North-east Scotland, Scotland
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'John Gauld', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146649511/ [accessed 20th April 2024].
