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Margaret Williams

Profile & Legacies Summary

1784 - 1871

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Biography

Second daughter of General Thomas Williams of Woburn in St George and Welchman's Hall in St Thomas and his wife Elizabeth Prescod Hinds. Sister of Elizabeth Hinds Trotman and Malvina Williams (both q.v.). Baptised St Thomas, Barbados, 08/08/1784. Inherited a share in Woburn as residuary legatee (along with her sisters) of Thomas Williams in 1826. Sold her half share of a dwelling house with lands attached in St James (along with that of her sister Malvina Williams) to Elizabeth Gall for £600 in 1827. She died a spinster; her will dated 25/04/1863 and entered 10/02/1871.


Sources

T71/898 Barbados claim no. 3747.

James C. Brandow, Genealogies of Barbados families: from Caribbeana and the Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1983) pp. 608-610.

Associated Claims (1)

Barbados 3747
£314 11s 11d
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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
1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Unknown [ Barbados | St George ]

Relationships (2)

Margaret Williams
Sisters
Malvina Williams
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Margaret Williams
Sisters
Elizabeth Hinds Trotman (née Williams)
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