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William Augustus Dickson

Profile & Legacies Summary

1786 - 1842

Biography

  1. William Augustus Dickson (1786-c. 1842) was the son of William Dickson of Lasswade near Edinburgh, a brewer and distiller, and went to Jamaica to join his cousin Richard Dickson of Lucea in 1807: he retained property at Lasswade, which is mentioned in his will (dated 01/07/1839; proved 05/04/1842) and left to his son William Brown Dickson.

Sources

  1. The descendants of Richard James http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/J/JamesRichard2.htm [accessed 30/12/2010].

Further Information

Absentee?
Transatlantic
Name in compensation records
William A. Dickson

Associated Claims (4)

Jamaica Hanover 563 (Caldwell Estate)
£3,124 6s 3d
Other association
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Jamaica Hanover 597
£104 13s 10d
Awardee
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Jamaica Hanover 604
£378 4s 9d
Awardee
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Jamaica Hanover 605
£248 3s 3d
Awardee
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Associated Estates (4)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1821 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Owner
Cousin's Cove / Samuel's Cove [ Jamaica | Hanover ]
1825 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
Davis's Cove [ Jamaica | Hanover ]
1832 [EA] - → Executor
Glen Islay (including Grove) [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
Unknown [ Jamaica | Hanover ]

Relationships (2)

William Augustus Dickson
Uncle → Niece
Anna Mary Palmer (née Paterson)
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William Augustus Dickson was married to Ann Robina Brown, the aunt of Anna Mary...
William Augustus Dickson
Other relatives
Richard Dickson
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Reported to have been...

Addresses (1)

Lasswade, Midlothian (Edinburgh), Central Scotland, Scotland
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