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Thomas Skerrett

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Biography

Planter of Antigua. Purchased 50 acres in 1807. Obtained a patent for 214 acres of land in Nonsuch, St Philip's, 17/02/1707, inferred to be part of the estate later known as Skerretts. Apparently related to William Skerrett (d. 1752) who owned the original 50 acres in 1731.


Sources

Langford Vere Oliver, History of the Island of Antigua (London, Mitchell and Hughes, 1894) Vol. III pp. 88-89, 'Skerrett of Antigua'.

We are grateful to Arthur Joseph for his assistance with compiling this entry.

Associated Estates (1)

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
1707 [EA] - → Owner
Skerretts [ Antigua | St Philip | Nonsuch ]