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Heiress of her slave-owner father Charles Pym of St Kitts (q.v.), whose property passed through her to the family of her husband Robert Marsham, Baron Romney.
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British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Pym
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Spouse
Robert Marsham, Baron Romney
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1741 [EA] - → Heir
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Plaque
Memorial plaque to members of the Romney family
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In All Saints Maidstone is reported to be a marble slab recording the deaths of members of the family of Priscilla Marsham nee Pym, including her...
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Daughter → Father
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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.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2026
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Priscilla Marsham, Lady Romney (née Pym)', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146666705
[accessed 4th April 2026].
