UCL

Rev. Israel Lewis

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1841

Biography

Vicar of Long Ashton, and trustee, executor and probably heir (subject to the terms of the trusts under which she held her property) of Dame Elizabeth Smyth nee Woolnough (q.v), who had owned the Spring estate. Spring was shown for Rev. Israel Lewis between 1826 and 1830, including as 'owner' in 1829, but then passed into other hands. In his will made and proved in 1841 Rev. Israel Lewis left monetary legacies of £28,500 to one son and two daughters and coal lands at Pucklechurch in trust for these and other children, but made no mention of Jamaica property.


Sources

PROB 11/1943/4.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish

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
1826 [EA] - 1830 [LA] → Not known
Spring [ Jamaica | St Andrew ]

Certainly trustee and executor and possibly owner

Relationships (1)

Rev. Israel Lewis
Trustee → Testator
Dame Elizabeth Smyth (née Woolnough)
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Rev. Israel Lewis was certainly trustee and executor of Dame Elizabeth Smyth and appears to have been beneficiary also under her...