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Richard Wilson was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 631 acres of land in Westmoreland.
Wilson and Polander were listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owners of 1279 acres of land in St James. This may refer to Edward Willson, Elizabeth Willson, Alexander Wilson, Edward Wilson, Godfrey Wilson, John Wilson or Richard Wilson (all q.v.). Polander may be the heirs of Joseph Polander, the Kingston merchant whose estate was probated in Jamaica in 1753.
"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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Theodore Stone appeared as one of the executors of Richard Wilson in an appeal to the Privy Council in April 1759 (Acts of the Privy Council of England: Colonial Series By Great Britain. Privy...
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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:
'Richard Wilson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146658175/ [accessed 19th April 2024].
