1752 - 1780
Son of Richard James (d. 1755) and nephew of Montague James (1713-1781).
His namesake Richard Haughton James (1906-1985), the great-grandson of his cousin John Haughton James (1763-1835, q.v.), has an entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography as 'designer, advertising executive and painter'.
Richard Ha. James of Hanover, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1781. Slave-ownership at probate: 67 of whom 30 were listed as male and 37 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £6306.72 Jamaican currency of which £4980 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £281.53 currency debts and £96.63 currency plate.
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/james-richard-haughton-jimmy-12692 [accessed 27/01/2016]; http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/JamesRichard.htm [accessed 28/12/2016].
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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Spouse
Mary Partridge Knowles
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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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1782 [EA] - 1782 [LA] → Previous owner
The heirs of Richard Haughton James were shown as co-owners in 1782 |
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First Cousins
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Nephew → Uncle
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Son → Father
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'Richard Haughton James', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650615/ [accessed 10th October 2024].
