1787 - 17th Apr 1851
Scottish soldier, an officer in the Portuguese army, awarded one-third of compensation for the enslaved people on Harmony Hill in St George Jamaica by virtue of his marriage.
Baptised 21/03/1787, son of William Rose and Mary Robinson. Married Catharine Waddell at Edinburgh in 1822. Two children baptised in St Andrew, Jamaica: Mary in 1824 and William Cumming in 1826.
Grave in St George's Cemetery, Lisbon: "Sacred to the memory of Lt Col Hugh Hay Rose late Captain H.M. 92nd Regt who died in Lisbon 17 April 1851 aged 64 years."
T71/869 St George no. 256A-D. Hugh Hay Rose Edinburgh owner in right of wife and as guardian of James Waddell of 1/3rd. T71/1593 p 18-19 Lt Col Hugh Hay Rose, 16 Claremont Crescent Edinburgh.
Familysearch.org batch nos. C11210-2; GROS OPR Marriages 685/1 630 138 Edinburgh; Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
Janet and David Bromley, Wellington's Men Remembered (2015) vol. 2.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Catherine Waddell
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Children
Mary (1824-), William Cumming (1826-)
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Occupation
Soldier
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£1,153 6s 6d
Awardee
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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:
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1826 [EA] - → Agent
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1826 [EA] - → Joint owner
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1832 [EA] - → Owner
Probably only joint owner with the other awardees for slave compensation in the 1830s. |
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1826 [EA] - → Attorney
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Husband → Wife
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Brother-in-laws
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
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Lisbon, Portugal
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16 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian (Edinburgh), Central Scotland, Scotland
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Hugh Hay Rose', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46096 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
