Newtimber (Sussex)
Purchased 1st Jan 1832
Sussex moated house in flint and brick, originally built 16thC, with Georgian remodelling. Purchased by Charles Gordon reportedly in 1832 (although the will of his father made in 1825 shows that his father had lent him money 'on account of Newtimber' earlier). In the Gordon family until 1909.
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Current owner
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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.
