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Samuel Chollet II of Croydon

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1838

Biography

Son of Samuel Chollet I (q.v.) and beneficiary of a trust of which James Berney Bourdieu was a trustee that held an interest in enslaved people in Dominica.

  1. Rubinstein shows Samuel Chollet (1757-1838) as a merchant of Bury Court St Mary Axe and as the husband of Philippa Chollet nee Berney (formerly Russell) of The Grove, Croydon, Surrey (1764/1779-28/4/1852) who left £120,000 in 1852. Samuel Chollet of Croydon's own will, proved in 1838, is short and simple, and left everything to his wife Philippa.

Sources

  1. W.D. Rubinstein, Who were the rich? Vol. II [MS] 1852/9; PROB 11/1901/300..

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Philippa Russell nee Berney

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
Trust beneficiary
Souffriere [ Dominica ]

Relationships (2)

Samuel Chollet II of Croydon
Beneficiary of Trust → Trustee
James Berney Bourdieu
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Samuel Chollet II of Croydon
Son → Father
Samuel Chollet I
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Addresses (1)

The Grove, Croydon, Surrey, South-east England, England
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