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William Bryan

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1832

Biography

Owner of Bog Estate and Shotover Pen in Portland, Jamaica. Father of Edmund Bryan (q.v.). Died in England in 1832.

  1. Will of William Bryan of [the parishes of St Thomas-in-the-East and Portland but now residing at] Worthing Sussex [without any fixed abode] proved 09/05/1832. Under the will he confirmed his marriage settlement with Arabella Wilkinson Cosens under which she was to receive an annuity of 拢1000 currency (equivalent to 拢714 5s sterling): he also left her 拢1000. He left 拢6000 in 31/2% consols to George Bryan, his acknowledged son by Rebecca Grinder of Shripney Sussex born 14/09/1828 with the interest to support George Bryan in his choice of profession; Rebecca Grinder was to have the interest on further 拢2000 consols for life. He left 拢5000 to his daughter Caroline Oakes and his estate of Bog and Shotover Pen to his son Edmund.

Sources

  1. PROB 11/1799/187

Further Information

Absentee?
Transatlantic?
Spouse
Arabella Wilkinson Cosens
Children
With Arabella: Edmund; Eliza; Caroline. With Rebecca Grinder: George

Associated Estates (4)

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
1815 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
Bog Estate (or Pleasant Hill) and Shotover Pen [ Jamaica | Portland ]
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
Bog Estate (or Pleasant Hill) and Shotover Pen [ Jamaica | Portland ]
1799 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Owner
Muir Town or Muirton Estate [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]

William Bryan's will of 1832 does not specify the Muirton estate

1799 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Owner
Reach Estate [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]

The will of William Bryan of 1832 is silent on the Reach estate

Relationships (3)

William Bryan
Father → Son
Edmund Bryan
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William Bryan
Son → Father
Charles Bryan of Jamaica
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Notes →
Identified as such in the notes to Lady Nugent's...
William Bryan
Son-in-law → Father-in-law
John Cosens
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Notes →
John Cosens left his daughter Arabella Wilkinson 拢10,000 under his will of 18. Arabella Wilkinson Bryan died at Brighton in 1833; she appeared as his wife in the will of William Bryan of Worthing...

Addresses (1)

Worthing, Sussex, South-east England, England
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Curiously, his will made and proved in 1832 shows him as of Worthing but specifies that he was of no fixed abode