James Lyon's son given in his will as Carisbrooke James Lyon but in other records as James Carisbrooke Lyon, died in 1880 at Blythevale, near Streatham Victoria. In the 1871 census he had been in England and was described as 'Retired sheep farmer.'
National Probate Calendar 1919; 1871 census online.
1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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.
