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William Gall was the son of Dr Henry Beckles Gall and Sarah C Gall. He was the brother of Henry Beckles Gall (q.v.). Their father was a merchant and 'Practitioner of Physic' in Demerara. The brothers are recorded leaving that colony in June 1816.
He is listed as a slave owner in the 1832 and 1834 Slave Registers of Barbados.
Barbados Museum & Historical Society Journal , vol IV page 26 [not seen]. Will of William Gall of St. John proved 1 May 1839 [not seen]. The Essequebo and Demerary Gazette, 17 May 1806 [accessed 26/03/2013]. The Royal (Colophon) Gazette ,11 May 1816, http://www.vc.id.au/edg/18160511rg.html [accessed 26/03/2013].
Ancestry.com. Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1812-1834 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
We are grateful to David O'Carroll for his assistance in compiling this entry.
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Will
William Gall of St.John Estate to be divided 录 to children of my sister Sarah CARBERRY, viz Joseph Alleyne C. Wilhemina Sharp C. and Clara C. at age 21 or marriage. 戮 to brother Henry Beckles GALL, and he to be executor. Dated 19 September 1838. Proved 1 May 1839 |
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£19 8s 4d
Awardee
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£1,386 10s 9d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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£126 4s 6d
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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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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Administrator
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1829 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Other
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Brothers
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 Gall', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
