Charles Rose Ellis (1771–1845), 1st Baron Seaford of Seaford, MP by Thomas Lawrence. Date painted: 1829/1830. Oil on canvas, 127 x 101.5 cm. Collection: National Trust. Accession number: 851750 Acquisition method: accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury and transferred to the National Trust, 1956.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/charles-rose-ellis-17711845-1st-baron-seaford-of-seaford-171893 [accessed 26 November 2013]
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Collector?
Yes
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Current Location
National Trust, Ickworth The Rotunda, Horringer, Suffolk, England, IP29 5QE
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Current Owner
National Trust (1829 - ????)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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.
