1769 - 1836
Partner in Rickards Mackintosh (q.v.), which failed in 1833. MP for Wootton Bassett 1813-1816, and appointed a Factory Inspector 1833 after the failure of his business.
T71/885 British Guiana claim no. 636 (Plantn Arcadia); http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/rickards-robert-1769-1836 [accessed 29/03/2017].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Sarah Barbara Simpson born Torriano
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Children
1s 4da
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£4,211 14s 3d
Awardee
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£9,235 7s 11d
Beneficiary unsuccessful (Mortgagee)
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£4,438 0s 8d
Deceased claimant successful (Owner-in-fee)
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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] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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Commercial (1) |
Senior partner
Rickards, Little
East India merchant |
Political (1) |
MP
election →
Wootton Bassett Wiltshire
1813 - 1816 |
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Business partners
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Business partners
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Business partners
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Business partners
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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:
'Robert Rickards', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/8061 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
