1837 - 1916
Son of Maria Fleming and John Park Fleming (both q.v.).
Born in 1837 in Glasgow, emigrated to Victoria in 1858. Married Helen Hastie 1866. Bought Antwerp and Mount Pleasant in Wimmera, Victoria. Subsequently also owned land in New South Wales and Queensland. Six children. Died 1916.
'Fleming, John King (1837–1916)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/fleming-john-king-389/text390, accessed 17/10/2012.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Helen Hastie
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Children
6 children
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Occupation
Landowner
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Imperial (1) |
Landowner
Australia: New South Wales
notes → Emigrated to Australia in 1858, prominent landowner...
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Son → Father
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Son → Mother
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Nephew → Aunt
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Nephew → Uncle
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New South Wales, Australia
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'John King Fleming', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146630336 [accessed 8th November 2024].
