???? - 1761
Husband of Elizabeth Lawes nee Gibbons, later the Dowager Countess of Home (q.v.).
William Earl Of Home of Britain, peer. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1763. Slave-ownership at probate: 0 of whom 0 were listed as male and 0 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: 拢3780 Jamaican currency of which 拢0 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included 拢0 currency cash, 拢3780 currency debts and 拢0 currency plate.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Elizabeth Lawes (nee Gibbons)
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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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1742 [EA] - 1752 [LA] → Joint owner
Shown as co-owner in 1752 although his estranged wife rather than the Earl is later shown as the owner. |
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Second Husband → Wife
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1787 - 8th Apr 1844
Yorkshire landowner.
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:
'William Home 8th Earl of Home', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
