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Will of Richard Sharp Newman otherwise Richard Newman late of Biddestone Wiltshire now residing in Boulogne [made 30/03/1825] proved 31/05/1827. In the will he left his estates named as Chippenham, Corsham and Melkham in Manchester and St Elizabeth Jamaica to his wife Frances.
PROB 11/1728/438.
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Spouse
Frances
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Natural Son → Father
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Biddlestone, Wiltshire, Wessex, 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:
'Richard Sharp Newman', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662023 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
