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Slave-owner on St Kitts, son of William Woodley (d. 1739) and Bridget nee Wall, dying in London in 1767. He left monetary legacies to a wide range of family members, and his Profit estate on St Kitts to his nephew William Woodley (q.v. under William Woodley MP). He had a manumitted woman named Jane Woodley living with him in London, to whom he left monetary legacies and an annuity of 10 pistoles.
Will of John Woodley of St James Westminster proved 02/12/1767, PROB 11/934/136.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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- 1767 [EY] → Owner
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Nephew → Uncle
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Brother-in-laws
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Uncle → Nephew
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St James, Westminster, London, London, England
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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:
'John Woodley of St James Westminster', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146660939 [accessed 21st November 2024].
