James McPherson

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1840

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Partner in Campbell Dent & Co. (q.v., under Colin Campbell & Co.).

Will of James Macpherson merchant of Rotterdam [about to proceed to Canton] proved 12/06/1840. In the will he sought equality among the children of his first and second marriages. There was no mention of real property in Demerara.

Sources

T71/887 British Guiana claim nos. 2321 (Pleasing Hope and Windsor) and 2345 (Ridge).

PROB 11/1929/281.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Name in compensation records

James M'Pherson

Occupation

Merchant

Associated Claims (2)

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Other partner

Colin Campbell & Co.
East India merchant

Further Information

People of Interest

Rev. William Marshall Harte

25^th Nov 1776 - 1851

Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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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'James McPherson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/41571 [accessed 8th November 2024].

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