Richard John Farre

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1800

Biography

Father of John Richard Farre (q.v.).

Will of Richard John Farre of St Michael Barbados [made 1800] proved 20/04/1801. He instructed that his land and 'ten negroes' be sold, together with the debts owed to him by Thomas Boucher, for the benefit of his wife Elizabeth.

Sources

PROB 11/1356/181

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Spouse

Married but no further details

Relationships (1)

Richard John Farre

Father → Son

John Richard Farre

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People of Interest

Ann Eliza French

1787 - 1835

Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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:
'Richard John Farre', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146654615 [accessed 4th April 2026].

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