Stephen Hannaford

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1850

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Resident slave-owner and attorney in Jamaica, dying c. 1850.

Marriage "At the Parish Church of St Dorothy on the 2d inst by the Rev George Slater, Stephen Hannaford, Esq. to Anne Maria, relict of William Murray, Esq."
Will of Stephen Hannaford of St Dorothy Jamaica [made in 1850] proved 15/04/1852. He left £20 to his eldest son Thomas Roberts now residing in England in full settlement of any claims against his estate. He left £2000 to two daughters, Eliza Gay (the wife of Wm. Tabois Smith) and Jane Ferguson Hannaford. The rest of his property passed to his three children by his present wife Anna Maria: Stephen, George Willett and Sarah Sophia.
William Tabois Smith married Eliza Gay, eldest daughter of Stephen Hannaford Esquire 07/04/1846 in Jamaica.

Sources

Royal Gazette of Jamaica 05/12/1835.
PROB 11/2151/181.
Gentleman's Magazine vol. 26 p. 528 (November 1846).

We are grateful to Ruth Hecht and Peter Selley for their assistance with compiling this entry.

Further Information

Spouse

(2) Anna Maria Murray [nee Mytin]

Children

Thomas Roberts; Eliza Gay; Jane Ferguson. With (2) Stephen; George Willett; Sarah Sophia

Associated Claims (4)

Associated Estates (8)

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