1781 - 1852
Slave-owner in Jamaica, owner of Schaw Castle,
A memorial was reported at Bath Abbey for Alexander Campbell of Schaw Castle died 07/06/1852 aged 71 and to Susanna Campbell widow of Alexander Campbell who died 11/03/1863 aged 81.
The will of Alexander Campbell Major in HM's Service of Bath proved 03/07/1852 is almost certainly that of this man. Although the will makes no reference to Jamaica property, it provided a legacy of £50 for Margaret Roper, daughter of Dr William Roper of Jamaica. The residual heir was David Rae Smith, son of his [the testator's] wife Susanna.
https://www.batharchives.co.uk/sites/bath_record_office/files/ABC%20Section%205,%206.pdf [accessed 26/12/2016]
PROB 11/2156/33.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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£1,766 18s 7d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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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1815 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
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Testator → Legatee
Notes →
David Rae Smith was the residuary heir of his mother's husband Alexander Campbell of Schaw...
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Bath, Somerset, South-west England, England
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Alexander Campbell of Schaw Castle', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650605 [accessed 21st November 2024].
