1714 - 1806
Annuitant on Spring estate in Jamaica.
Will of Ann otherwise Anne Basnett otherwise Barsnett [widow of Richard Basnett of Jamaica who died 08/12/1774 at Hammersmith] of Hammersmith Middlesex [made in 1798] proved 26/01/1819. In her will she explained that after her husband's death she had purchased an annuity on her life and that of her niece Penelope Raggett (later Crabb) of £50 p.a., but that it was interrupted between 1779 and 1789 'to my great loss and misfortune' and since then only small sums had been paid.
Burial of Ann Basnett at St Paul Hammersmith 09/09/1806 aged 92.
PROB 11/1612/352.
Ancestry.com Ann Basnett in the London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database online]
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Grove
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Spouse
Richard Basnett
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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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- 1806 [EY] → Annuitant
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Aunt → Niece
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Wife → Husband
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Daughter-in-law → Father-in-law
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Daughter-in-law → Mother-in-law
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Sister-in-law → Brother-in-law
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Hammersmith, Middlesex, London, England
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'Ann Basnett (née Grove)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650731 [accessed 25th November 2024].
