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To date little has been traced of Richard Watson. However, Oriana Watson late Lawrence, wife of Goulden Terrace Islington, whose will was proved 12/07/1830, identified her then husband as Richard Watson of Demerara and herself as formerly the wife and late the widow of Thomas Lawrence, also of Demerara. She left all her property in trust to Thomas Hubbard, her deceased husband's nephew, to pay £200 to her sister Ann Anderson and annuities of £60 p.a. to another sister Sarah Harris spinster and of £40 p.a. to Harriet Lawrence of Demerara, a free coloured woman and the daughter of another free coloured woman Harriet Pringle. The rest of her estate she left for the benefit of her seven children (5 daughters, 2 sons) from her first marriage.
PROB 11/1774/225.
Spouse
Oriana
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£2,631 7s 0d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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:
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1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Joint owner
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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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Third Husband → Wife
Notes →
Oriana Watson was reportedly nee Harris of Barbados, and married (1) Eyre Whittaker Thomas (2) Thomas Lawrence (3) Richard...
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