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Owner of Tyrrell's Cove in St Mary Jamaica. Dead by 1768. Nothing further has been traced of him to date, although it is likely that William Van [also given as Von] Trump Tyrrell (1762-1837), shown as 'late of Jamaica but now of Stockbridge' on his marriage to Miss Martin in 1793 and buried at Longstock, Hampshire, was a descendant, probably son, of Dr William Tyrrell. The will of William Van Trump Tyrrell of Winchester proved 24/05/1837 is silent on Jamaican property.
William Tyrrell was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 250 acres of land in St Mary.
William Tyrell of St Elizabeth, doctor. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1768. Slave-ownership at probate: 86 of whom 44 were listed as male and 42 as female. 18 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: 拢4404.68 Jamaican currency of which 拢3920.25 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included 拢0 currency cash, 拢200 currency debts and 拢0 currency plate.
Caribbeana III Monumental Inscriptions; PROB 11/1879/172.
'A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at .
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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1769 [EA] - 1783 [LA] → Previous owner
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'Dr William Tyrell or Tyrrell', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
