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William Lucas of Lucas & Cook (q.v.), the Liverpool and British Guiana house from which Booker Brothers grew.
Lucas' family came from Quernmore, a few miles from the Bookers' home in Over Kellett.
T71/886 British Guiana claim no. 1474.
Judy Slinn and Jennifer Tanburn, The Booker Story (Andover, Jarrold Publishing, 2003) p. 5.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Occupation
Merchant
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£413 4s 4d
Awardee
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Commercial (1) |
Name partner
Booker Brothers & Co.
West India merchant |
???? - 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:
'William Lucas', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/41453 [accessed 20th April 2024].
