9th Jan 1781 - 6th Dec 1835
Son of Humble Ward and Susannah Beecroft. Was rector at Himley, Staffordshire; inherited the title of Baron Dudley from his second cousin, 3rd Viscount Dudley. From a political family - including his son William Ward who became 1st Earl of Dudley.
Burke's Peerage via http://www.thepeerage.com/p280.htm#i2800 [accessed 04/11/2013].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Amelia Pillans
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Children
Julia Susannah (?-1902), Amelia, Anna Maria, William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (1817-1885), Humble Dudley Ward
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School
Eton College
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University
Queen's College (Cambridge)
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Occupation
Clergyman
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Religion
Church of England
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£4,836 4s 7d
Other association
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Rev. William Humble 10th Baron Ward', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146632223 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
