1797 - 1839
Nephew of Jacob Sims (q.v.), with whom he was awarded the compensation for two estates in Portland Jamaica as mortgagee. Son of William Sims Sun Tavern Fields ropemaker merchant of George Yard Lombard Street whose will was proved 13/06/1826.
The death of William Unwin Sims was recorded Q4 1839 at St George Hanover Square. No will has yet been found for him.
William Unwin Sims served as Chairman of the Great Western Railway Company 1837-1839, committing suicide in 1839.
PROB 11/1713/251.
None of the most likely later wills [William Sims (1) of Forest Gate 01/11/1848; (2) of 46 Albany St, Regents Park 29/08/1848; (3) of Kensington 26/09/1845, PROB 11/2083; PROB 11/2080; PROB 11/2024 respectively] appear to be connected with the awardee's family.
The Great Western Archive, 'Great Western Chairmen', http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_gwr_chairmen.htm [accessed 15/06/2014].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
William U. Sims
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£529 13s 3d
Awardee (Mortgagee)
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£6,779 7s 3d
Awardee (Mortgagee)
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - → Joint owner
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1831 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Not known
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1831 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
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1834 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
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Commercial (2) |
Name partner
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Director
Bank of England
Banker notes → Member of Court of Directors...
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Nephew → Uncle
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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:
'William Unwin Sims', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/21645 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
