5th Dec 1764 - 16th Jul 1841
Landowner, son of Charles Slingsby Duncombe (d. 1803). Unsuccessful claimant as 'equitable mortgagee' (Nevis No. 22). The path to his claim has not yet been identified.
Baron Feversham from 14 July 1826 (d. 16 July 1841) and sat in the House of Lords.
T71/882 Nevis claim no. 22 (Morning Star Estate).
William D. Rubinstein, Who were the rich? A biographical dictionary of British wealth-holders Volume Two 1840-1859 (MS) reference 1841/25.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Lady Charlotte Legge, daughter of William, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth
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Children
8 sons, 4 daughters
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Will
£700,000 (PCC) + £200,000 (York PCC) |
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Wealth at death
£900,000
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Religion
Anglican
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Rubinstein
1841/25
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£1,844 2s 3d
Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee)
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Political (1) |
MP
Tory
election →
Shaftesbury Wiltshire
1790 - 1796 election →
Aldborough Yorkshire
1796 - 1806 election →
Heytesbury Wiltshire
1812 - 1818 election →
Newport, Isle of Wight Hampshire
1818 - 1826 |
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Duncombe Park, Helmsley (near), Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Charles Duncombe, Baron Feversham', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/-258646517 [accessed 8th November 2024].
