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William Denholm Dalzell

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1837

Biography

Son of Allen Dalzell and stepson of Mary Elizabeth Dalzell (both of whom q.v.).

  1. Will of William Denholm Dalzell Captain of the HEIC of Dumfries [made in 1835] proved 27/11/1837. In the will he placed his estate in trust: his trustees included his brother James Allan Dalzell also of the HEIC and his uncle James Dalzell of Dumfries. He left his residuary estate to his son from his first marriage James Dalzell, and if there were to be children of his second marriage then he instructed his trustees to convey to his son James the interest in Best & Phoenix 'conveyed to me by his deceased mother', Mrs Jane Beete.

Sources

  1. PROB 11/1886/221

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
(1) Jane Beete (2) Mary Threshie [?]
Children
With (1) James

Associated Estates (1)

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
1832 [EA] - 1837 [LA] → Joint owner
Best & Phoenix [ British Guiana | Demerara ]

In his will proved in 1837 William Denholm Dalzell said his deceased wife 'Mrs Jane Beete' had conveyed to him an interest in Best & Phoenix in Demerara.

Relationships (3)

William Denholm Dalzell
Son → Father
Allen Dalzell
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William Denholm Dalzell
Step-son → Step-mother
Mary Elizabeth Dalzell (née Harding)
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Notes →
In his will William Denholm Dalzell described William, Ann Wilhelmina and Mary Elizabeth as the children of his father by his marriage with Mary Elizabeth Dalzell...
William Denholm Dalzell
Half-sister → Half-brother
Ann[e] Wilhelmina Darling (née Dalzell)
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Addresses (1)

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Southern Scotland, Scotland
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