UCL

John Keay

Profile & Legacies Summary

No Dates

Biography

Slave-owner on Dominica, apparently resident, but with roots in Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Dead by 1823.

  1. A monument is reported in Dalmellington churchyard: John Keay esq, Dominica & Wm Keay, merch, In Memory Of father John 2.5.1792 aged 62, sis Margt 28.2.1792 aged 16.

Sources

  1. http://cdvmonumental.weebly.com/uploads/6/9/9/0/6990231/dalmellington_old_graveyard_inscriptions_1.pdf [accessed 11/04/2017].

Associated Estates (5)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
Glasgow [ Dominica ]
1823 [EA] - → Previous owner
Glasgow [ Dominica ]
1820 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Executor
Hartington Cottage [ Dominica ]
1817 [EA] - → Joint owner
River Blanche [ Dominica ]
1820 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Executor
Trafalgar [ Dominica ]