???? - 1864
Merchant in Dominica in partnership with John Gordon at the time of compensation, but later of Great St Helens in the City of London, trading as James Matthews & Co.
Will of James Matthews of Great St Helens and of 9 Champion place, Upper Clapton who died 09/03/1864 at 9 Champion Place proved 01/06/1864, effects under £25,000.
The former slave ship captured off Dominica, renamed the James Matthews and ship-wrecked off Australia in 1841 was presumably renamed after James Matthews of this entry.
A letter from John Imray in Dominica to Sir William Jackson Hooker at Kew 27/07/1857 shows Messrs James Matthews & Co. at 35 Great St Helens, https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.visual.kmdc1345 [accessed 19/12/2019].
National Probate Calendar 1864.
http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/james-matthews [accessed 23/02/2016].
Absentee?
Transatlantic
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£1,766 10s 1d
Awardee
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£2,429 15s 9d
Awardee (Mortgagee)
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£87 14s 5d
Awardee
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£221 1s 1d
Awardee
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£975 0s 0d
Awardee
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£1,706 14s 9d
Awardee
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£2,247 13s 10d
Awardee
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£79 19s 11d
Awardee
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£21 1s 5d
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£904 18s 0d
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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] → Executor
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1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
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1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1821 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
James Matthews was the surviving partner of Alex Sutherland, mortgagees under a deed of 04/12/1821 against the enslaved persons in possession of Marie Adele Beamish before her marriage with John Wilson Foreman. |
1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Commercial (1) |
Senior partner
James Matthews & Co.
West India merchant |
Business partners
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Business associates
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9 Champion Place, Upper Clapton, London, London, London, England
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