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Free man of colour, son of James Athill Chief Justice of Antigua, and brother of George and Samuel. Campaigner and merchant who was in London c. 1836-c. 1841.
T71/877 Antigua claim nos. 30 (Thibou's Estate), 269 (Mount Estate), 279 (Montpelier), 285 (Sawcott's), 752 and 756.
Susan Lowes, The Peculiar Class: the formation, collapse and reformation of the middle class in Antigua, West Indies 1834-1940 (PhD Columbia University, 1994), http://antiguahistory.net/uploads/3/0/5/2/3052847/lowes_part02.pdf [accessed 20/11/2012] Chapter 5 'Neither black nor white, neither slave nor free'.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
John Athile
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Occupation
Merchant
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£1,708 11s 0d
Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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£13 0s 2d
Awardee
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£41 8s 6d
Awardee
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£2,238 2s 3d
Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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£1,549 4s 2d
Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Judgement creditor)
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£943 11s 9d
Awardee
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£4,194 12s 7d
Awardee (Trustee)
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Brothers
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Natural Son → Father
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10 Brunswick Square, Islington, London, Middlesex, London, England
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New City Chambers, City of London, Middlesex, London, England
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Athill', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/64 [accessed 12th November 2024].
