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John Fraser of London

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Biography

London merchant, bankrupt in 1784. With his brother James Fraser who predeceased him, he purchased property on St Vincent from Evan Baillie in 1772 for £21,000, for which Baillie took back a mortgage.


Sources

London Gazette 12508 6 January 1784 p.8, which shows John Fraser as of New Court Swithins Lane trading as John Fraser & Co.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish

Associated Estates (1)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1772 [EA] - 1784 [LA] → Joint owner
Orange Hill [ St Vincent ]

In 1772 John Fraser and his brother James Fraser bought two estates from Evan Baillie that appear to have been the precursors of the Orange Hill estate.

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Name partner
John Fraser & Co.
West India merchant?  
 
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