???? - 1836
Son of John Smith of Craigend (q.v.). His death-date is given as 1838 in most genealogical sources but as 1836 in court reports of litigation surrounding Carrick Brown, a banking partnership under the Glasgow Ship Bank. There is some uncertainty as to whether either of the 'James Smith' and 'James Smith jun.' shown as partners of Leitch & Smith in 1818 and 1824 was this man.
'Buchanan v Lennox', Mar. 9 1838, Session Cases: Cases Decided in the Court of Session, and Also in ...[from Nov. 14 1837 to Jul 11 1838 Volume 16 (1838) p. 825.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Commercial (1) |
Partner
Ship Bank
Banker notes → James Smith of Craigend was a parent in Carrick Brown at the time of his death given as 22/05/1836., jus tbefroe the merger of Carrick Brown with the Glasgow...
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Physical (1) |
Country house
Craigend Castle [Built]
description → 'Towards the end of last century, John Smith, the then laird, who was a West India proprietor and merchant in Glasgow, built a plain square house in lieu of the old residence of his forefathers; and...
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Son → Father
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First Cousins
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Craigend, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Central Scotland, Scotland
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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:
'James Smith 5th of Craigend', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651449 [accessed 25th November 2024].
