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Will of Adam Smith, [late of Jamaica but now residing in Portland Street in the parish] of St Marylebone [made 01/03/1815] proved 04/09/1815. He left his Jamaica property including enslaved people in trust, to fund annuities of £300 p.a. each to his sisters-in-law Catherine Muschett and Anne Newsome, and £100 p.a to his brother Thomas Smith. He left a series of monetary legacies of £500 to family and friends, including Miss Cordelia James of Bath, daughter of his late esteemed friends Hugh James and Elizabeth James of Bath. His residuary legatee was his brother William Smith and the latter's heirs.
PROB 11/1573/31
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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1815 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
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1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Owner
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1815 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner
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Uncle → Nephew
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Uncle → Nephew
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Brothers
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Portland Street, London, Middlesex, London, England
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'Adam Smith', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146644991/ [accessed 20th April 2024].
