1767 - 1852
Assignee of the compensation for enslaved people on Bellevue and Mt Desire Estates in Carriacou: of one-third in trust for the sole use of Roe Henriette Dumont, of one-third in trust for Joseph Philipe Noel Dupont Duvivier, and of the remaining third in trust for Marie Elizabeth Duvivier.
Tentatively identified as Thomas Wilson (1767-1852) of Wood House, East Ham, Essex, MP for London 1818-1826. A merchant who had spent time in Grenada and 'a prominent spokesman [in the Commons] for the City mercantile interest'. Son of Robert Wilson of Wood House. Married 23/11/1796 Anne Mary Sabina Chenebié, daughter of John Francis Blache of Homerton, Middlesex.
T71/880 Grenada 966.
History of Parliament Online, http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/wilson-thomas-ii-1767-1852 [accessed 05/03/2020].
We are grateful to Stephen Lewis for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Anne Mary Sabina Chenebie
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Children
4 sons, 3 daughters
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Occupation
Politician and merchant
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£2,270 10s 11d
Awardee (Assignee)
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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:
'Thomas Wilson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/8887 [accessed 25th November 2024].
