John William Foggo

Profile & Legacies Summary

1793 - 17^th Aug 1861

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

"Died at his late residence, Woodlands, Devonshire Parish, on the morning of Saturday last, at the age of 68 The Honble. John W. Foggo, for some years past a member of H.M. Council and Junior Assistant Judge of the Court of General Assize, on these Islands. Mr Foggo was well known and universally respected throughout these Islands and has left a widow and six children to mourn his departure. His end was peace."

Sources

Royal Gazette (Bermuda) 20/08/1861.

We are grateful to Peter Selley for his assistance with compiling this entry.

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Spouse

Married but no further details

Children

At least six children

Associated Claims (8)

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People of Interest

October alias Robert Barclay

1787 - 1861

Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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:
'John William Foggo', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/41387 [accessed 5th February 2025].

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