23rd Nov 1813 - 1841
Richard Gibbes Warner Busby (1813-1841), son of [Richard] Alexander Busby (1784-?) and Ann Maria Busby nee Murrow. Born 23/11/1813 and baptised 05/12/1813 in Christ Church, Barbados. Married Mary Evelyn in Christ Church, 12/12/1833. Five children baptised in Christ Church: Mary Rosina and Anna Maria (both 1835), Thomas (1836), Sarah Elliott (1838) and Richard (1841). Baptism records give him as an attorney-at-law. Buried in St Michael, 26/11/1841 age 29.
Familysearch.org, Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1849 [database online].
We are grateful to Mark Dickinson for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Name in compensation records
Richard G.W. Busby
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Spouse
Mary Evelyn
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Children
Mary Rosina and Anna Maria (both 1835-), Thomas (1836-), Sarah Elliott (1838-), Richard (1841-)
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Occupation
Lawyer
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Richard Gibbes Warner Busby', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/3571 [accessed 18th April 2024].
