William Dandy Nedham

1730 - 1811


Biography

Son of Hampson Nedham (q.v.) and father of Major General William Nedham (q.v.).

  1. William Dandy Nedham, of Mount Olive, Jamaica, and of Hanover Square, London, Esq. Speaker of the House of Assembly 1766. Born 23rd September, 1730. Died 1811. Having married, first, 4th June, 1760, Mary, daughter of John Morant and sister of Edward Morant, Esq., of Brockenhurst, Hants., and widow of Vere Hicks, Esq., of Jamaica. She died S.P. in 1768. William Dandy Nedham married, secondly, at St. George's, Hanover Square, 7th April, 1769, Eleanor, daughter and heir of Archibald Aikenhead, of Stirling Castle, Jamaica, Esq. She died 19th January, 1791. By his second wife William Dandy Nedham had issue: William (1770-1844); Robert (1772-1790); John (1774-1822); Henry (1778-); and Olivia (1779-).

Sources

  1. Mountague Charles Owen, The Sewells of the Isle of Wight

Further Information

Absentee?
Transatlantic
Spouse
Mary Hicks nee Morant; Eleanor Aikenhead
Children
With (2) William; Robert; John; Henry; Olivia

Associated Estates (2)

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
1792 [EA] - 1800 [LA] → Trust beneficiary

The estate was shown as the trust estate of William Nedham. This has been inferred be William Dandy Nedham, based on parallels with the ownership shown for Mount Olive.

1772 [EA] - 1811 [EY] → Owner

Inferred to have been the 'William Nedham' of the Accounts Produce 1772-1807. In later years in this period, entries refer to the trust estate of William Nedham.


Relationships (4)

Son-in-law → Father-in-law
Father → Son
Son → Father
Brother-in-laws

Addresses (1)

Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, London, England