1750 - 1798
Son of Samuel Barnett of Redland (q.v.), under whose will of 1762 he inherited the Catherine Hall and Drax Hall estates. The latter was sold to William Beckford c. 1762. Although Jonathan Beckford Barnett does not appear in the Accounts Produce for Catherine Hall, Catherine Buckford [sic] Barnett does, in 1780 as owner; Jonathan Beckford Barnett in his will made in 1797 left his wife Sarah [shown as 'Sarah Barnett otherwise Jenner' (or 'Seaman')] what he was owed by way of rent charge 'on the estate of John Jackson known by the name St [sic] Catherine Hall'. Jonathan Beckford Barnett had been imprisoned for debt in the Fleet Prison in 1784.
Will of Jonathan Beckford Barnett [made 12/10/1797] of Ramore Co. Galway proved 23/12/1801 PROB 11/1366/231.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Sarah Jenner
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School
Eton
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University
Oxford (St Mary Hall) [1767 ]
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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:
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1762 [EA] - 1774 [LA] → Owner
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Son → Father
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Ramore, Co. Galway, Ireland
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Jonathan Beckford Barnett', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648975 [accessed 19th April 2024].
