John William Adam

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1854

Biography

London merchant, partner in Nelson & Adam c. 1798, dying of Sudbury in Suffolk c. 1855.

Will of John William Adam of Sudbury Suffolk proved 21/12/1855. He left his estate between his nephews William Adam and Benjamin Adam and his 'respected housekeeper' Sarah Shrimpton, to whom he also left £150 in wages due.

Sources

PROB 11/2223/372

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Name Partner

Nelson & Adam
West India merchant

Relationships (2)

John William Adam

Brothers

Notes→

The men were both partners in Nelson & Adam, and very probably...

John William Adam

Business partners

Nathaniel Elliot

Addresses (1)

Sudbury, Suffolk, East Anglia, England

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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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'John William Adam', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146665431 [accessed 3rd April 2026].

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