Samuel Alexander

16th Jun 1773 - 3rd May 1838

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Partner in Messrs. Alexander & Co, Ipswich bankers, unsuccessfully counterclaimed as assignee of an annuity of £200 on New Montpelier Estate in St James, Jamaica with his brother Dykes Alexander junior and his nephew Henry Alexander (both q.v.).

  1. Born 16/06/1773 in Needham Market, Suffolk, the son of Dykes Alexander senior and his wife Martha née Biddle, who were both part of a network of East Anglian Quaker banking families. Married Rebecca Biddle in 1805. Bought Goldrood House in Suffolk in 1809. They had 12 children. Died 03/05/1838 in Ipswich.

Sources

T71/873 St James claim no. 1 (New Montpelier).

  1. http://www.pennyghael.org.uk/Alexander2.pdf [accessed 03/07/2012]. Margaret Dawes, Women Who Made Money: Women Partners in British Private Banks, 1752-1906 (Bloomington, Indiana, Trafford, 2010) pp. 85-87.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Rebecca Biddle
Children
12 children
Occupation
Banker
Religion
Quaker

Associated Claims (1)

£4,696 13s 10d
Unsuccessful claimant

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Partner
 

Relationships (2)

Brothers
Uncle → Nephew

Addresses (1)

Goldrood House, Ipswich, Suffolk, East Anglia, England