1726 - 1798
MP for Portsmouth 1777-1783, son and co-residuary heir of Hon. William Gordon (q.v.). His father's estate appears to have passed to Sir William's nephew Thomas Gordon of Middleton Court (q.v.).
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/gordon-sir-william-1726-98, which describe his father as 'merchant and planter', and says of Sir William Gordon that after his Grand Tour 'he probably went home to Jamaica, but after his father’s death disposed of his interest in the family plantations and mercantile concerns to his two brothers, and settled in London.'
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Mary Phillipps nee Allsopp
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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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1757 [EA] - → Joint owner
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MP
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Portsmouth Hampshire
1777 - 1783 |
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Son → Father
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Uncle → Nephew
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Brothers
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Garendon Park, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
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:
'Sir William Gordon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650877 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
