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William N. Gibbs is likely connected to Gibbs, Bright & Co. of Bristol and Liverpool, a shipping business which took its name in 1818 after Robert Bright joined George Gibbs & Son of Bristol in 1814. The firm was the the global shipment and shipping contractor to Antony Gibbs & Sons, a trading company founded in 1802. William Gibbs, a partner at Gibbs, Bright & Co., was the son of Anthony Gibbs. This William Gibbs and William N. Gibbs may well be the same individual.
We are grateful to Sol Gamsu for assistance in compiling this entry.
London Metropoiitan Archives, Antony Gibbs & Sons Ltd. GB 0074 CLC/B/012
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notes → William N. Gibbs is likely the same William Gibbs who was one of three founding partners in Antony Gibbs & Sons and later a partner in Gibbs, Bright &...
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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 N. Gibbs', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/4895 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
