William Searles
Profile & Legacies Summary
???? - 1834
Biography
Resident slave-owner in British Guiana.
- Will of William Searles proprietor of plantation Good Intent Demerara and Essequebo proved 07/10/1834. Under the will he bequeathed an annuity of 拢30 p.a. to William Burgess of No. 1 George Street Smethurst [?] Fields Stepney London; to his daughter by Christian van Dam named Sarah Elizabeth Searles he gave 拢5000 (the contingent legatees of this sum were his brother James Edward Searles and sister Frances Ann Bryan); to his wife Elizabeth Searles he left an annuity of 拢200 p.a. In a codicil, however, he referred to the death of William Burgess and instituted his sons William and Isaac Searles as his heirs; a second codicil, however, transcribes his sons as William and 'James.'
Sources
T71/887 Counterclaim of Elizabeth Searles of No. 1 Morden Place Lewisham Lane Blackheath Co. Kent widow of Wm Searle Esq. annuity of 拢200 payable under will of sd Wm Searles during the life of sd Elizabeth Searles. The original claimant William King admitted a varied counterclaim which gave Elizabeth Searles the interest and dividends on the compensation for her life.
- PROB 11/1837/406.
Further Information
Spouse
Elizabeth
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Children
William; Isaac; a natural daughter named Sarah Elizabeth Searles
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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
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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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Relationships (1)