1734 - 18th Dec 1807
Born 1733 or 1734. William Rhodes James II and his wife, Juliana Wisdom, had at least six children, including William Rhodes James III (q.v., who predeceased William Rhodes James II), Charles Thomas James (1762-1771), Elizabeth Gallimore James (1765-1769), Henry Wisdom James (1759-1795), Juliana Wisdom James (1763/4-1822), and Mary Rhodes James (1758-?). William Rhodes James II was also grandfather to William Rhodes James IV (q.v.).
William Rhodes James II's inventory in 1808 showed assets of £16,286 2s 6d, but his remaining enslaved people were mortgaged to the Wedderburns, and his Fontabelle estate with the enslaved people attached to it had been put up for for sale by the Wedderburns in 1805.
We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance in compiling this entry.
http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/JamesWills&Inv.htm#William [accessed 24/11/2016]; The Royal Gazette 6 April 1805 Supplement p 12 JAMAICA, IN CHANCERY WEDDERBURN vs. JAMES & al., reproduced at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/j/JamesRichard.htm [accessed 24/11/2016].
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1766 [EA] - 1766 [LA] → Not known
Mortgagor in 1766, presumably as owner |
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1787 [EA] - 1799 [LA] → Joint owner
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1766 [EA] - 1766 [LA] → Not known
Mortgagor in 1766, presumably as owner |
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1795 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Owner
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Nephew → Uncle
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Brothers
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Tentative identification only of Thomas James the owner of Abingdon with the Thomas James known to be son of William Rhodes James I and brother of William Rhodes James II. ...
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9th Oct 1760 - 1801
Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader
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:
'William Rhodes James II', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650331 [accessed 7th December 2024].
