1719 - 1769
MP for Winchelsea 1741-1759 and 1760-1769. Heir of his father Robert Hunter to as yet unidentified estates in Jamaica. Thomas Orby Hunter was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 1800 acres of land in Westmoreland.
'A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/1754lead.htm.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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1762 [EA] - 1769 [LA] → Trustee
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Political (1) |
MP
election →
Winchelsea Sussex
1741 - 1759 election →
Winchelsea Sussex
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Trustee → Testator
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Son → Father
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Crowland, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Thomas Orby Hunter MP', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653801 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
