UCL

George Bryan Jeffers

Profile & Legacies Summary

1781 - 1841

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

  1. Will of George Bryan Jeffers, Proprietor of certain estates and lands buildings and chattels effects and so forth in the Island of Montserrat of Island of Montserrat [made in 1839] proved 12 October 1841. After several monetary legacies, including £50 to George John Jeffers gentleman of colour, formerly of this island but now of Trinidad, he left his property including the Needsmust & Freemans estate in trust to his wife Harriet Sarah and their daughter Anne.

  2. Administration of the will of Harriet Sarah Jeffers, late of Grove Cottages Stoke Newington who died 23/01/1860 at Hong Kong granted to Anne Norie, wife of William Francis Norie, of 1 Grahams Road Dalston, the daughter and only child, effects in England under £200.


Sources

More monumental inscriptions p. 47 shows him as buried in Montserrat, aged 60.

  1. PROB 11/1952/267

  2. National Probate Calendar 1860.

Further Information

Spouse
Harriet

Associated Claims (2)

Montserrat 50 (Needmust & Freemans)
£2,798 17s 3d
Awardee
Details
Montserrat 144
£519 13s 5d
Awardee (Trustee)
Details

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
1831 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Needmust & Freemans [ Montserrat ]