Sir George Francis Hampson 6th Bart.

1. Attorney for his cousin John Cope Freeman in Jamaica, between at least 1764 and 1772. (John Cope Freeman was the son of the fifth baronet's sister, Catherine, and Cope Freeman.)

2. George Fra. Hampson of Kingston, baronet. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1781. Slave-ownership at probate: 17 of whom 10 were listed as male and 7 as female. 1 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £5831.41 Jamaican currency of which £810 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £4700.16 currency debts and £10.03 currency plate.

The will of Francis George Hampson was proved in Jamaica 14/12/1775.

We are grateful to Daniel Livesay and Azar Hussain for their assistance with this entry.

1. Deirdre Le Faye, A Chronology of Jane Austen and Her Family. Cambridge University Press, 2013, p. 733.

2. Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784. LOS 42.