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London, merchant, partner in Turnbull Forbes (q.v.), which failed in 1802. Probably the David Skene of Croydon whose will was proved 06/06/1817 and shows him as living in lodgings there.
PROB 11/1593/98.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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- 1817 [EY] → Other
The enslaved people on the estate were registered to the assignees of Turnbull, Forbes [the bankrupt London merchants]. Skene died c. 1817. |
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- 1817 [EY] → Other
Registered to the assignees of Turnbull Forbes [which had failed in 1802]. Skene died c. 1817. |
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Partner
Turnbull Forbes
West India merchant |
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Croydon, Surrey, South-east England, England
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9th Oct 1760 - 1801
Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader
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:
'David Skene', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146661093 [accessed 26th November 2024].
