James Matthews

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1864

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Merchant in Dominica in partnership with John Gordon at the time of compensation, but later of Great St Helens in the City of London, trading as James Matthews & Co.

Will of James Matthews of Great St Helens and of 9 Champion place, Upper Clapton who died 09/03/1864 at 9 Champion Place proved 01/06/1864, effects under £25,000.
The former slave ship captured off Dominica, renamed the James Matthews and ship-wrecked off Australia in 1841 was presumably renamed after James Matthews of this entry.

Sources

A letter from John Imray in Dominica to Sir William Jackson Hooker at Kew 27/07/1857 shows Messrs James Matthews & Co. at 35 Great St Helens, https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.visual.kmdc1345 [accessed 19/12/2019].

National Probate Calendar 1864.
http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/james-matthews [accessed 23/02/2016].

Further Information

Absentee?

Transatlantic

Associated Claims (10)

Associated Estates (6)

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:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Executor

Antrim Valley [ Dominica ]

1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner

Bedminster [ Dominica ]

1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney

Bedminster [ Dominica ]

1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner

Eden [ Dominica ]

1821 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder

Morne Patate [ Dominica ]

James Matthews was the surviving partner of Alex Sutherland, mortgagees under a deed of 04/12/1821 against the enslaved persons in possession of Marie Adele Beamish before her marriage with John Wilson Foreman.

1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner

Providence [ Dominica ]