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London merchant, originally a biscuit baker and then a brewer. He was one of a group of London merchants lending £60,000 in total to Alexander Donaldson in 1803 secured on substantial 'slave-property', mostly mortgages. Christie left £100,000 in 1811.
W.D. Rubinstein, Who were the rich? Vol. 1 1809-1824 (2nd edition) 1811/15.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Wealth at death
£100,000
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Rubinstein
1811/15
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Mortgagee → Mortgagor
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Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, South-east England, England
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Wapping, London, Middlesex, London, England
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'William Christie of Wapping and Hoddesdon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146666251 [accessed 25th November 2024].
