Robert Telfer

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Biography

Deceased before 1820 and probably earlier. Possibly the uncle of John Telfer (q.v.).

Associated Estates (4)

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

1801 [EA] - 1803 [LA] → Mortgage Holder

Barrack's Pen [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]

Shown in the will of Colquhoun Grant proved in 1803 as mortgagee for £2000 under a deed of 1801

1810 [EA] - 1810 [LA] → Previous owner

New Monkland [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]

The will of John Telfer made in 1810 shows him as lately having inherited from his uncle Robert Telfer. Kathleen E. A. Monteith Plantation Coffee in Jamaica (2019) p. 30 shows Dr Robert Telfer as the owner of enslaved people from at least 1785, and co-owner with James Telfer in 1801 of 140 enslaved people.

1810 [EA] - 1810 [LA] → Previous owner

Old Monkland [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]

The will of John Telfer made in 1810 shows him as lately having inherited from his uncle Robert Telfer. Kathleen E. A. Monteith Plantation Coffee in Jamaica (2019) p. 30 shows Dr Robert Telfer as the owner of enslaved people from at least 1785, and co-owner with James Telfer in 1801 of 140 enslaved people.

1820 [EA] - → Other

Stuart Castle [ Jamaica | St James ]