UCL

Gavin Cordiner

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Distiller or Brewer in Campbelltown, Argyll, Scotland, husband of Eliza Ann Cordiner née Breakenridge q.v.), on whose behalf he claimed compensation for ownership of enslaved people in Port Royal, Jamaica, inherited from her father William Breakridge (q.v.).

  1. “Gavin Cordner, Brewer, and Eliza Ann Breakenridge both of this parish, were married 14th Dec 1833.” Not found in the censuses of 1841 and 1851 for Scotland.

Sources

T71/864 Port Royal claim no. 71; T71/1195 (counterclaims).

  1. General Register Office for Scotland, OPR Marriages 507 0050 Campbelltown.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Name in compensation records
Gavin Codner
Spouse
Eliza Ann Breakenridge
Children
Ann (1838-), James (1840-), Isabella (1843-)
Occupation
Brewer

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica Port Royal 71
£571 3s 10d
Beneficiary
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Associated Estates (1)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1833 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
Phillip's Valley [ Jamaica | Port Royal ]

Relationships (2)

Gavin Cordiner
Son-in-law → Father-in-law
William Breakenridge
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Gavin Cordiner
Husband → Wife
Eliza Ann Cordiner (née Breakenridge)
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Addresses (1)

Campbeltown, Argyll, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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