Cornelis Revers

Profile & Legacies Summary

1799 - 1848

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Resident in British Guiana, acting as executor in two of his larger awards.

Son of Isaac Revers (1770-1827), miller born in Middelburg, Netherlands and Maria Cervaal. Cornelis Revers was also born in Middelburg and died in Utrecht. Married Elizabeth van Rossum (died Utrecht 13.4.1851), having 2 sons and 3 daughters.

Sources

Revers Demerary Papers 1830-1858 (H 1405), KITLV archives, Leiden University Special Collections.http://archive-kitlv.library.leiden.edu/pdf_documents/329_REVERS_DEMERARY.pdf.

We are grateful to Jim Brennan for the help on this entry.

Further Information

Name in compensation records

C. Revers

Associated Claims (6)

Relationships (1)

Cornelis Revers

Son → Father

Further Information

People of Interest

Elizabeth Metcalfe

1785 - 4^th Jan 1846

Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.

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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:
'Cornelis Revers', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/6790 [accessed 23rd April 2024].

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