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Henry Gale

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Biography

Henry Gale, deceased was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 16510 acres of land in St Elizabeth.

A family genealogy gives him as Henry Gale of Saltspring and Tennants in St Elizabeth, son of Jonathan Gale II and his wife Eleanor. Member of Assembly for Westmoreland in 1722 and for St. Elizabeth in 1726. Died unmarried before 1741. Saltspring became the property of the Senior family and Tennants passed to Henry Gale's nephew, also called Henry Gale.


Sources

"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.

http://www.archerfamily.org.uk/family/gale.htm [accessed 14/10/2018].

Further Information

Spouse
died unmarried

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
1741 [EA] - 1756 [LA] → Previous owner
Saltspring Pen [ Jamaica | St Elizabeth ]
1741 [EA] - 1756 [LA] → Previous owner
Tennants [ Jamaica | St Elizabeth ]

Relationships (2)

Henry Gale
Uncle → Nephew
Henry Gale jun.
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Henry Gale
Brothers
Jonathan Gale III
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