1716 - 1798
London West India merchant, partner with John Bond at 44 Crutched Friars until 1779. He has an entry in the ODNB as 'friend of Samuel Johnson.'
Courtney, W. P., and Michael Bevan. "Ryland, John (1716/17–1798), friend of Samuel Johnson." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 13 Apr. 2020. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-24411
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name partner
Bond and Ryland
West India merchant |
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Business partners
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Crutched Friars, City of London, Middlesex, London, England
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Ryland', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146664865 [accessed 25th April 2024].
