Elizabeth Cockburn (née Wilson)

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1781

Biography

Resident of Jamaica when she made her will in 1762, and very probably the mother of Lestock Wilson (q.v.).

The will of Elizabeth Cockburn or Cockburne of St Iago de la Vega otherwise Spanishtown [formerly Elizabeth Wilson of Dorrington, Northumberland] [made in 1762] was proved 05/03/1782. She left her entire estate in trust to William Kempe of Lincoln's Inn for her son Lestock Cockburn then in the care of Kempe, to be applied to the educating and putting of Lestock Cockburn in some way of getting his living. She made Hon. John Scott her executor in Jamaica. The will is conspicuously silent on her husband.

Sources

PROB 11/1088/149.

Further Information

Absentee?

Transatlantic?

Maiden Name

Wilson

Spouse

Cockburn

Children

Lestock

Relationships (1)

Elizabeth Cockburn (née Wilson)

Mother → Son

Captain Lestock Wilson formerly Cockburn

Further Information

People of Interest

Judith Philip

???? - 1848

Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.

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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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'Elizabeth Cockburn (née Wilson)', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146665381 [accessed 4th April 2026].

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