1st Dec 1781 - 13th Nov 1866
Admiral Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone, naval officer, son of George Parker and related to the Jervis family: his uncle by marriage, the first Viscount St Vincent, was also his father's cousin, and his own cousin married the 2nd Viscount St Vincent (q.v.). He was awarded a share of the compensation for the Canaan estate in Westmoreland Jamaica with the 2nd Viscount St Vincent and Francis Love Beckford senior, almost certainly as trustee.
ODNB online, J.K. Laughton rev. Andrew Lambert, 'Parker, Sir William, first baronet (1781-1866), naval officer.' T71/871 Westmoreland 232A & B.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
Sir William Parker
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Spouse
Frances Ann Biddulph
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Occupation
Sailor (Royal Navy)
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Oxford DNB Entry
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£3,529 8s 10d
Awardee
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Cultural (1) |
V & A: Metalwork
Gold mourning ring, enamelled in white and set with amethyst pastes. Left to Parker by George Richard Savage Nassau (1756-1823), a country gentleman and book collector from Suffolk: one of a number...
notes → Full details at: Victoria & Albert Museum Collection: Metalwork. Thanks to Allyson Take for help...
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Shenstone Lodge, Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'Sir William Parker 1st Bart.', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46475 [accessed 8th November 2024].
