1783 - 1843
Very likely the John Simson identified by David Alston on the Slaves and Highlanders website. If so, the son of Colin Simson and Janet Fowler, of Ferintosh. "John Simson spent over 40 years in the West Indies and became collector of rum duties for Demerara and Essequibo. He died in Inverness in 1843, aged 51, having returned because of illness. On 15 April 1820 he married Jane Duff Grant, a grand-daughter of Alpin Grant."
http://www.spanglefish.com/slavesandhighlanders/index.asp?pageid=441887 [accessed 14/03/2016].
We are grateful to Jim Brennan for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Spouse
Jane Duff Grant
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£262 10s 1d
Awardee
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Inverness, Inverness-shire, Highlands & Islands, Scotland
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 Simson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/7412 [accessed 12th November 2024].
