1807 - 1892
Son of David Lyon senior (q.v.), who left him 拢100,000. He himself left 拢162,009 18s 10d on his death in 1892. Briefly MP for Seaford at the end of the unreformed House of Commons, when he opposed the Reform Bill: he later reappeared as 'a free trader and a Liberal' in standing unsuccessfully for Marylebone in 1859.
National Probate Calendar 1892; [accessed 18/09/2017].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Louisa Maria Sporle
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Children
3s
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MP
election →
Seaford Sussex
1831 - 1832 |
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Brothers
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Son → Father
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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 Lyon', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
