1727 - 1783
Owner of Millenium Hall estate in St James, Jamaica. Married Amelia Irving, daughter of James Irving the elder, 10/03/1772. Apparently "she ran away with him and her father was greatly incensed, showing great violence on the occasion, and never forgave her... Her father was very angry and pursued them with pistols, it was said to Millenium Hall, the bride and bridegroom escaping at the back of the house." Amelia nee Irving died in London, 17/05/1809. Also unsourced, Frances Blower Gibbes was 45 years of age at the time of his marriage, so would have been born c. 1727. Died "at sea on a voyage to America for his health" after 11 1/2 years of marriage.
Sir Aemilius Irving (ed.), James Irving of Ironshore and his descendants 1713-1918, ed. L. Homfray Irving (Toronto, Canada, College Press Limited, 1918) pp. 10-13.
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Spouse
Aemelia Irving
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Children
Francis (1773-d. young), James Irving (1775-1795), Frances Amelia (1779-), Elizabeth Motte (1780-), Francis Blower (1782-1844)
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Occupation
Planter
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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:
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1784 [EA] - 1794 [LA] → Previous owner
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An inferred relationship. Francis Blower of Barbados named a son-in-law John Gibbes in his will made in...
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Francis Blower Gibbes senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146644527 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
