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Henry Adams Mayers

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1836

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Barrister in Britain and slave-owner on Barbados. He sold Staple Grove to his brother John Pollard Mayers in 1812, and the debt from John Pollard Mayers referred to in Henry Adams Mayers' will might reflect an unpaid portion of the purchase price.

  1. Will of Henry Adams Mayers barrister at law of Middle Temple [and Redland in Gloucestershire] proved 03/11/1836. In the will the first clause was to express his desire that the debt owed to him by his brother John Pollard Mayers on a sealed note be paid to his widow, to whom he left his whole estate, expressing the wish that she provide portions to her unmarried daughters Laura and Mary equal to their sisters.

Sources

  1. PROB 11/1869/168

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Married but no further details

Associated Claims (1)

Barbados 1459
£34 19s 1d
Awardee
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Associated Estates (1)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1803 [EA] - 1812 [LA] → Owner
Staple Grove [ Barbados | Christ Church ]

Relationships (2)

Henry Adams Mayers
Son → Father
Joseph Mayers I
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Notes →
Henry Adams son by 2nd marriage of Joseph to Mary Elizabeth...
Henry Adams Mayers
Half-brothers
John Pollard Mayers
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Addresses (1)

Redland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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