UCL

Robert Gibson

Profile & Legacies Summary

1779 - 1835

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, owner of Ayton estate in St David, Jamaica. Died in 1835 aged 56.


Sources

Monumental Inscriptions Kingston Jamaica 'ROBERT GIBSON, ESQ., PROPRIETOR OF AYTON PLANTATION, IN THE PAR. OF ST. DAVID, OB. MAY 6, 1835, AET. 56 YRS. EULOGIUM follows. Ayton was afterwards in the possession of the Rev. Samuel Jackson.'

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St David 18 (Ayton Plantation)
£1,114 11s 3d
Deceased claimant successful (Owner-in-fee)
Details

Associated Estates (3)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1834 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
Ayton Plantation [ Jamaica | St David ]
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
Ayton Plantation [ Jamaica | St David ]
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
Ayton Plantation [ Jamaica | St David ]