nr. Kilbarchan (Renfrewshire)
Built 1st Jan 1826 | Occupied 1st Jan 1826 - 1st Jan 1886
House and estate in Renfrewshire. Sir William Milliken Napier rebuilt the house 1826 or 1836 after a fire in 1801 destroyed the original house built by his great great grandfather James Milliken I c. 1733.
The first Milliken House built 1730s; destroyed by fire 1801. Re-built by Sir Wm. Milliken Napier, 1826.
1886, Sir Archibald Lennox Milliken Napier, eldest son and heir of Sir Wm., sold the estate and house to Archibald McKenzie Esq., (who sold off the estate piecemeal). In 1886 the estate included the town of Kilbarchan and eleven farms extending to about 1564 acres.
For notes on the house (and an image of it) see the website.
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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.
