Fonthill (Wiltshire)
Built 30th Nov -0001 | Occupied 1st Jan 1744 - 1st Jun 1770
In 1744-45 William Beckford purchased Fonthill for £32,000 from Francis, 2nd Baron Cottington. Following a fire in 1755 Beckford built a new and substantial Palladian mansion on the site (which came to be known as 'Splendens'). For Fonthill Abbey, built by his son, William Thomas Beckford, 1798-1807 see entry for William Thomas Beckford.
For a detailed account of the Beckfords and Fonthill see Amy Frost, 'The Beckford era' in Fonthill Recovered. A Cultural History, ed. Caroline Dakers (London, UCL Press, 2081), ch. 4.
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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.
