1789 - 1839
Probably the Richard Henry Dyett M.D who was speaker of the House of Assembly of Montserrat in the 1830s.
Born in 1789, son of Joshua Dyett and Anna Daly. MD from Edinburgh University. Married Judith Mary Meade Lynch, daughter of Peter Lynch, 22/05/1811. 11 children born 1812-1836. Buried at St Anthony, Montserrat, 04/08/1839.
Described by Sturge and Harvey as "Dr Dyett, the Speaker of the Assembly; he is one of the few of his class, who lends his support to the cause of religion and morality in the colony."
T71/888 Montserrat claim nos. 12 and 55 (Farm Estate).
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919) pp. 145-154.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. 84.
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Spouse
Judith Mary Meade Lynch
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Children
Isidore Peter Lynch (1812-1864), Ann Daly (1815-1900), Eliza Margaret, Louisa (1818-), Eliza Mary (1820-), Jane Sarah (1822-1823), Mary (1826-), Maria Abbot (1827-), John (1829-), Richard Henry (1830-1884), Joshua Nathaniel (1836-1869)
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University
Edinburgh University
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Occupation
Physician and politician
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£174 17s 0d
Awardee
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£3,333 13s 11d
Unsuccessful claimant
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Speaker of the House of Assembly
Montserrat
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Richard Henry Dyett was married to Eleanor Dutoit's...
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Thomas Meade was the great-grandfather of Richard Henry Dyett's wife Judith Mary Meade...
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Richard Henry Dyett was married to Isidore Lynch's...
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Richard Henry Dyett', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/24894 [accessed 31st December 2024].
