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Slave-owner on Antigua, partner with John Smith (d. 1776) of London, and father of Mathew Christian (q.v.). In his will he specified with unusual strictness the conditions of his wife's life interest in his property- it explicitly excluded his boiling house, for example, and she had no heritable right in the household effects. He left his daughter £6000 and his son John an annuity of £300 p.a.: his main heir was his son Mathew.
Will of Robert Christian of Antigua proved 18/03/1777 PROB 11/1029/174; Will of John Smith merchant of St Christopher Le Stock, London proved 02/03/1776, PROB 11/1018/3.
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Spouse
Mary
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Children
Mathew; Margaret; John; Frances; Elizabeth; Sarah
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1738 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
Shown as party to an indenture of 1738 in the will of Thomas Elmes made 13/04/1745. |
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Father → Daughter
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Robert Christian', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146646965 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
