UCL

Sir George Amyand 1st Bart.

Profile & Legacies Summary

26th Sep 1720 - 16th Aug 1766

Biography

London merchant and banker. Director of the East India Company. MP for Barnstaple 1754-1766.

Second son of Claudius Amyand, brother of the MP Claudius Amyand. Educated Westminster 1729-1735. Created a baronet in 1764. Owner of La Taste estate in Grenada, which he bought shortly before his death. The complete trust will of Sir George Amyand of Carshalton Surrey proved 22/08/1766 has not been fully analysed by LBS but appears to deal with his property other than in Grenada.


Sources

Sir Lewis Namier, 'AMYAND, George (1720-66), of Laurence Pountney Hill, London, and Carshalton, Surr.', History of Parliament Online [accessed 14/09/2016]; PROB 11/921/221.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Anna Maria Corteen
Children
Sir George Cornewall (2nd Bart.), 1 other son, 2 daughters
School
Westminster [1729-1735 ]
Occupation
Merchant and banker

Associated Estates (1)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
- 16/08/1766 [ED] → Owner
La Taste [ Grenada | St Patrick ]

Relationships (2)

Sir George Amyand 1st Bart.
Father → Son
Sir George Cornewall 2nd Bart. (ne Amyand)
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Sir George Amyand 1st Bart.
Grandfather → Grandson
Sir George Cornewall 3rd Bart.
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Addresses (2)

Carshalton House, Pound Street, Carshalton, Surrey, South-east England, England
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Laurence Pountney Hill, London, Middlesex, London, England
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