William Cook

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Partner in Lucas & Cook of Liverpool and Georgetown, Demera, which formed part of Booker Bros after 1834.

Witness at wedding of Josias Booker and Elizabeth Higgin in Liverpool 17/08/1826.

Sources

T71/886 British Guiana claim no. 1474.

Judy Slinn and Jennifer Tanburn, The Booker Story (Andover, Jarrold Publishing, 2003), pp. 5 and 10.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Occupation

Merchant

Associated Claims (1)

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Name partner

Booker Brothers & Co.
West India merchant

Details

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People of Interest

James Evan Baillie

1781 - 14^th Jun 1863

Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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:
'William Cook', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45440 [accessed 26th November 2024].

UCL History Dept