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Son and residuary heir of Benjamin King of St Kitts (q.v.). His own will - of Taplow, made in 1786 and proved 20/03/1794 - is silent on 'slave-property'. He left £1000 to each of his children and the remainder of his estate to his wife Mary.
PROB 11/1243/139. Vere Langford Oliver More Monumental Inscriptions p. 131 shows the marriage of Joseph King of St Kitts to Mary Giles, daughter of Daniel Giles later Governor of the Bank of England, as well as his death at Taplow in 1793.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Spouse
Mary Giles
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Son → Father
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Taplow, Buckinghamshire, Central England, England
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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:
'Joseph King', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146660981 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
