John Dick of Kingston

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1793

Biography

Will of John Dick [late of Jamaica] merchant [but now] of Great Britain [made in 1793] proved 28/06/1793. The will is almost impossible to read in places. He left the interest on £1000 to his mother Mrs Elizabeth Dick of Forres for life. His executors were James Dick of London and James Walker of Kingston.

Sources

PROB 11/1233/278

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Absentee?

Transatlantic?

Relationships (2)

John Dick of Kingston

Brothers

James Dick of Finsbury Square

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John Dick of Kingston

Testator → Executor

James Walker of Woodlands, Dumfries

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People of Interest

Thomas Warren

27^th Nov 1782 - 8^th Dec 1862

Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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:
'John Dick of Kingston', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146661583/ [accessed 17th November 2025].

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