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London attorney, in partnership with his son Tobias and with Thomas Sermon. He was probably the former owner of Pickerings and certainly the legatee under the will of his brother-in-law Tobias Frere I of the latter's estates and enslaved people on Barbados, which were foreclosed by the Lascelles family in 1787. The will of Joseph Pickering makes no reference to either Pickerings or to the Frere estates. Instead his will gave instruction for his burial at Lee Church and set out his partnership arrangement with Tobias Pickering and Thomas Sermon, under which he was to receive a half-share in the profits of the 14 year partnership, and then one-third share for his estate after his death.
Will of Joseph Pickering of Lewisham [made in 1787] proved 31/07/1789, PROB 11/1182/144.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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1788 [EA] - 1788 [LA] → Previous owner
The will of the London attorney Joseph Pickering, made in 1787 and proved in 1789, makes no reference to Pickerings but identifies his son as Tobias. |
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Father → Son
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Brother-in-laws
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Father → Son
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Lewisham, Kent, London, England
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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:
'Joseph Pickering', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146652613 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
