1754 - 1820
Executor and contingent residuary heir of John Wardrobe (q.v.), his brother-in-law. His mother Ann Gillon (d. 1756), the wife of David Dickson (1709-1780) was almost certainly related to John Gillon (q.v.) of Dominica. The ODNB entry for David Dickson as 'Church of Scotland minister and theologian' is silent on his and his family's connections to slavery.
Toit, Alexander Du. 2004 "Dickson, David (1754–1820), Church of Scotland minister and theologian." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 12 Dec. 2018. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7615.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Christiana Wardrobe
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Brother-in-laws
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The family connection between David Dickson senior 's mother Anne or Ann Gillon and John Gillon has not yet been bottomed out by LBS. Both are connected in secondary sources with the Gillon family of...
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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:
'David Dickson senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146661567 [accessed 19th April 2024].
