James Williamson

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Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

London solicitor, trustee.

James Williamson of Gray's Inn Square was listed as a subscriber to Charles Shepherd's An Historical Account of the Island of Saint Vincent, published in 1832.

Sources

Charles Shepherd, An Historical Account of the Island of Saint Vincent (1832) pp. vii-xii.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Occupation

Lawyer

Associated Claims (1)

Addresses (1)

7 Grays Inn, London, Middlesex, London, England

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People of Interest

Phillip Thompson

1805 - ????

Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.

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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:
'James Williamson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46671/ [accessed 10th October 2024].

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