Samuel William Finch

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1839

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Small-scale slave-owner on St Vincent, in Britain when he made his will.

Will of Samuel William Finch [late of the island of St Vincent now residing in the parish] of South Benfleet Essex proved 08/03/1839. The will is undated, but must have been made c. 1836, given that he left to his uncle William Finch the compensation money now in the hands of the Commissioners at Grate [sic] George Street, and all moneys that might arise from the hire of his 'negroes' residing on St Vincent and under the care of John Beresford his guardian.

Sources

PROB 11/1908/44.

Further Information

Absentee?

Transatlantic

Associated Claims (1)

Relationships (1)

Samuel William Finch

Nephew → Uncle

Addresses (1)

South Benfleet, Essex, South-east England, England

Further Information

People of Interest

David Barclay

1729 - 1809

Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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:
'Samuel William Finch', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146665543 [accessed 19th April 2024].

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