Edward Foord of Bristol

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1776

Biography

Will of Edward Foord gentleman of Bristol proved 19/04/1776. Unusually, he left his estate for their lives to two aunts, Elizabeth How and Mary Foord, and then to another aunt, Martha Delpratt, wife of Samuel Delpratt [I], and then to Martha Delpratt's children. He left a legacy to the reputed daughter of his uncle, Edward Foord of Jamaica.

Sources

PROB 11/1018/235.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Relationships (2)

Edward Foord of Bristol

Nephew → Uncle

Samuel Delpratt I

Notes→

Edward Foord's aunt Martha had married Samuel...

Edward Foord of Bristol

Nephew → Uncle

Edward Foord of Jamaica

Addresses (1)

Bristol, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England

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People of Interest

Genevieve [surname unknown]

1759 - 1820

Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.

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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:
'Edward Foord of Bristol', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146660197 [accessed 4th April 2026].

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