Elizabeth Williams Hanson

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1838

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, widow of John Hanson.

Will of Elizabeth Williams Hanson widow of St Catherine [made in 1837 and attested in 1838] proved 11/01/1839. After leaving personal effect she left her residuary estate to her three daughters Sarah Ann Hanson, Jane Curtis Hanson and Susannah Joyce Hanson.

Sources

PROB 11/1905/243.

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Spouse

John Hanson the younger

Associated Claims (2)

Relationships (2)

Elizabeth Williams Hanson

Widow → Deceased Husband

John Hanson junior

Elizabeth Williams Hanson

Daughter-in-law → Father-in-law

John Hanson senior

Notes →

Inferred...

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People of Interest

Charles McGarel

1788 - 1876

Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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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'Elizabeth Williams Hanson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/12573 [accessed 23rd December 2024].

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