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William Haldane

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1812

Biography

Owner of Prospect in Westmoreland, shown as alive 1810-1811 and dead by 1815, probably by 1812. William Haldane Esq., shown as dying in Westmoreland in February 1799, was presumably a relative.

  1. An inventory for William Haldane of Westmoreland drawn up in 1812 valued his coffee estate, equipment and enslaved people at some £12,500 (of which the people accounted for £5775), according to Simon D. Smith.

Sources

Columbian Magazine, February 1799 http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/bcarib08.htm [accessed 30/10/2019].

  1. Simon Smith, 'Sugar's Poor Relation' in G. Heuman and J. Walvin (eds.) The Slavery Reader Vol. I at p.183.

Associated Estates (2)

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
1810 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Owner
Prospect [2] [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]
1815 [EA] - → Previous owner
Prospect [2] [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]

Relationships (1)

William Haldane
Business associates
William Cruickshank
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According to his will, William Cruickshank had lent £500 to William Haldane in...