???? - 1783
Slave-owner in Jamaica, and merchant and Alderman of Bristol, where he was Sheriff in 1759 and Mayor in 1774. Given as 'Charles Hotchkins' when listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 1016 acres of land in St Catherine, 475 acres in St Andrew, 400 acres in St James and 150 acres in St Elizabeth, total 2041 acres. He was almost certainly the natural son and heir of Thomas Hotchkin (q.v.) whose will was proved 04/06/1717.
'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.
Absentee?
British/Irish
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Children
Thomas; Fanny
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Political (2) |
Local Government
office →
Sheriff
1759 - 1759 office →
Mayor
1774 - 1774 |
Grandfather → Grand-daughter
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Nephew → Uncle
Notes →
Relationship inferred by LBS. Charles Hotchkin of Bristol was a contingent remainderman after the sons of Rev. John Hotchkin under the latter's will proved in 1744, and LBS has deduced Charles was...
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Natural Son → Father
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Bristol, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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