1783 - 1857
Awarded with others part of the compensation for the enslaved people on Grove estate on Nevis, as representative of Duke Butler.
T71/882 Nevis no. 100. Rev W[illia]m Butler of Frampton, Dorset, Arundel Froome of Punchknole (sp?) in the same County and Wm Wickham of Bullington, Hampshire, representative of Duke Butler mortgagee(s) under deeds dated 2&3/11/1794 for £2250.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
W. Wickham
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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Children
Mary Jane; William John
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£2,606 8s 4d
Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Bullington, Andover, Hampshire, Wessex, England
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 Wickham', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46454 [accessed 2nd February 2025].
