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Jamaica slave-owner, father of Robert Nedham MP (q.v.). He left his estates to his second son Henry who in turn left them to Robert Nedham MP.
Robert Nedham of St Mary, Esquire. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1739. Slave-ownership at probate: 779 of whom 422 were listed as male and 357 as female. 185 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £39,321.73 currency (£28,086.95 sterling) of which £24,646 currency (£17,604.29 sterling) was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £318.5 currency (£227.5 sterling) plate, £1,358.21 currency (£970.15 sterling) debts and £0 currency (£0 sterling) cash.
The will of Robert Nedham was proved in Jamaica in 1737.
Robert Nedham of St Mary, Esquire. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1739. Slave-ownership at probate: 779 of whom 422 were listed as male and 357 as female. 185 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £39321.73 currency (£28086.95 sterling) of which £24646 currency (£17604.29 sterling) was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £318.5 currency (£227.5 sterling) plate, £1358.21 currency (£970.15 sterling) debts and £0 currency (£0 sterling) cash.
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919) vol. 2 p. 159.
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Absentee?
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Spouse
Elizabeth Shirley
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Children
Robert, Henry
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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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1742 [EA] - 1743 [LA] → Previous owner
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1742 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Father → Son
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'Robert Nedham the elder', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650811 [accessed 25th November 2024].
