James Walcott

Profile & Legacies Summary

1791 - 1872

Biography

Slave-owner in Demerara, part of what appears to have been a group of people moving from Demerara to Western Australia c. 1830, including C.D. Ridley (q.v.).

Sources

https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I12639&tree=Brady2008 [accessed 15/05/2017]

Associated Estates (2)

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] - 1817 [LA] → Owner

Good Hope [ British Guiana | Demerara ]

1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Joint owner

St Christopher [ British Guiana | Demerara ]

Legacies Summary

Imperial (1)

Landowner

Australia: Western Australia

Details

notes →

The present day Lockridge [City of Swan, suburb of Perth] originated as part of an adjoining estate assigned to James Walcott and CD Ridley in 1830 and then purchased by Edward Hamersley in 1837....

sources →

https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/.../Have_your_say_-_Draft_Altone_Local_Area_Plan.pdf [accessed...