Henry Cerf

???? - 1840


Biography

The will of Henry Cerf late of the island of Jamaica but now of Worton Hall, Isleworth, Middlesex Esquire [made in 1829, with codicils of 1832 and 1838] was proved in London 05/01/1841. The will leaves his property in trust for his wife Elizabeth nee Wint for her use during her lifetime. Mention of Forest[?]field in Manchester, Jamaica, a wharf and store on Black River Bay, a messuage called Mountain side in St Elizabeth. Executors son Henry Cerf now in the Netherlands, Edmund Francis Green of Upper Gower Street, nephew Maximillian Joseph Woolff of Corby Castle, Jamaica, and Rev. Thomas Roberts of Bristol.

  1. Death of Henry Cerf late Isleworth and Jamaica d. Brussels 18/11/1840. Gentleman's Magazine gave his age as 83.

Sources

PROB 11/1939.

  1. American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1868, p. 55, referencing NS 15:110; Gentleman's Magazine Vol. 169 Jan 1841 p. 110.

Further Information

Absentee?
Transatlantic
Spouse
Elizabeth Wint

Associated Estates (7)

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
1809 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - → Executor
1817 [EA] - → Other

Lessee on parole

1817 [EA] - 1821 [LA] → Owner
1809 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner

Relationships (2)

Husband → Wife
Uncle → Nephew

Addresses (1)

Worton Hall, Isleworth, Middlesex, South-east England, England