9th Jan 1775 - ????
Nephew and heir of James Moyes of Hermitage coffee estate in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. In 1837 living in Sunnybank, Falkland, Fife. Maule claimed his mother Janet had been left a one-fifth share in Hermitage.
Alexander Maule and Jannet Moyes in Raith had a son born the 9th and baptised in Abbotshall, Fife, the 15th of January 1775 named William. Witnesses William Anderson and John Heggie. William was their fifth child and third son but by the only son still living by 1837.
T71/1608: letter, dated 28/04/1837 re St Elizabeth claim no. 175.
GROS OPR Births 399 20 285 Abbotshall.
We are grateful to Tomas Christie for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£1,558 17s 6d
Unsuccessful claimant
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Nephew → Aunt
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Son → Mother
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Other relatives
Notes →
Probably uncle by...
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Nephew → Uncle
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Sunnybank, Falkland, Fife, North-east Scotland, Scotland
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'William Maule', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651171 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
