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John Robert Brown

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Owner of 14 enslaved persons in Westmoreland, Jamaica.

  1. John R. Brown was Clerk of the Peace in Westmoreland in 1839.

  2. "At Widcombe, near Bath, John Robert Brown, esq. of Jamaica, to Elizabeth, eldest dau. of John Holder esq. of Cubberly House, Heref."


Sources

T71/871 Westmoreland claim no. 579.

  1. Jamaica Almanac (1839).

  2. Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 31, p. 310.

Further Information

Spouse
Elizabeth Holder

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica Westmoreland 579
£305 13s 10d
Awardee
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Associated Estates (1)

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
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Unknown [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]