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Robert Whyte Melville

Profile & Legacies Summary

1794 - 1818

Biography

Son of John Whyte Melville (d. 1813) who was the heir of his cousin Robert Melville (q.v.), and brother of John Whyte Melville (q.v.).

  1. The will - in the form of a memorandum dated 26/03/1817 - of Robert Whyte Melville was registered in Edinburgh 04/07/1818 and proved in London 18/07/1818. In it, Melville said he was about to go abroad, and left his estate to his brother [unnamed] subject to legacies of £2000 each to his sisters Elizabeth, Louisa, Jane and Mrs Jackson.

Sources

  1. PROB 11/1606/296.

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
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
Melville Hall [ Dominica ]

Relationships (2)

Robert Whyte Melville
Brothers
John Whyte Melville
Details
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John Whyte Melville inherited under his brother's will proved...
Robert Whyte Melville
Legatee → Testator
Robert Melville
Details
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Robert Whyte Melville inherited the property of Robert Melville after the death of John Whyte Melville (Robert White Melville's father and Robert Melville's cousin and heir) in 1813. ...