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John McWilliam

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Biography

Attorney, with William Mitchell, for James Trecothick on Grand Bacolet estate in Grenada in 1817.

Will of John McWilliam planter of Grenada proved 15/12/1826. He left monetary legacies of 拢11,980 to relatives and friends but made no explicit bequest of enslaved people.

Sources

T71/267 pp. 41-46.

PROB 11/1719/272.

Associated Estates (3)

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

1823 [EA] - → Attorney

Balthazar Estate [ Grenada | St Andrew ]

1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney

Grand Bacolet [ Grenada | St Andrew ]

1817 [EA] - → Owner

Unknown [ Grenada | St Andrew ]

Further Information

People of Interest

Rev. William Marshall Harte

25^th Nov 1776 - 1851

Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.

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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 McWilliam', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].