???? - 1777
London West india merchant and Governor of the London Assurance Co. His will proved 05/03/1777 is silent on slave-property. He left £10,000 from his stock-in-trade to his wife, and legacies of £5000 each to his son Samuel and daughter Elizabeth.
PROB 11/1029/49.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Commercial (1) |
Governor
London Assurance
Insurance |
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Executor → Testator
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Father → Son
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Samuel Turner Lord Mayor of London', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146661011 [accessed 21st November 2024].
