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Co-heir of Richard Lytcott Hicks Esq. (q.v.). The will of George Gostling himself appears not to refer to slave-property or to a legacy from Hicks, and ordinarily it would be assumed that Gostling was a trustee under Hicks' will, but Hicks' will is explicit that Gostling was an heir. It appears that the Clay Hill estate in Nevis had been previously placed in trust under Richard Lytcott Hicks Esq.'s marriage settlement of 1780 and therefore the 'slave-property' itself never passed to Gostling.
Will of George Gostling of Whitton Place Middlesex proved 30/06/1820 PROB 11/1631/322.
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British/Irish
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Legatee → Testator
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'George Gostling', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146659471 [accessed 6th May 2024].
