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Local newspaper publisher, proprietor of the 'Salisbury Journal' and father of William Collins of New Sarum (q.v.). His will showed him as the owner of an annuity of £67 10s secured on the estates [and enslaved people] of John Missett of Montserrat for the life of his daughter Jane Staunton, which he originally left to her and then revoked in one of a series of codicils.
Will of Benjamin Collins of Salisbury Wiltshire proved 01/03/1785 PROB 11/1127/47.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Father → Son
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New Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, South-west England, England
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'Benjamin Collins of New Sarum', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146665501 [accessed 19th April 2024].
