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David Garrick

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1717 - 1779

Biography

The celebrated actor, and mortgagee of property including enslaved people on Grenada. An indenture of 11th February 1775 between Peter Simond, John Hankey and Robert Orme of the one part and David Garrick of Adelphi Buildings of the other rehearsed earlier deeds of 1769 and secured £6000, subsequently increased by £4000, advanced by David Garrick to Simond, Hankey and Orme by mortgage over St Cloux and Grand Bras estates and the enslaved people attached to them. His will is silent on the mortgage, which is apparent in the David Garrick papers at Hereford Museum but is not mentioned in his ODNB entry.


Sources

Thomson, Peter. "Garrick, David (1717–1779), actor and playwright." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

Microfilm of manuscripts in the Registrar's Office, Supreme Court of Grenada, St. George's, Grenada, West Indies. Registers of records 1773-1776 (v. M2-Z2, 2nd series), held by the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Familysearch.org) Image group number 8071262, volume T2 pp. 112-148.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Oxford DNB Entry
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Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1775 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
Grand Bras Estate [ Grenada | St Andrew ]

An indenture of 11th February 1775 between Peter Simond, John Hankey and Robert Orme of the one part and David Garrick of Adelphi Buildings of the other rehearsed earlier deeds of 1769 and secured £6000, subsequently increased by £4000, advanced by David Garrick to Simond, Hankey and Orme by mortgage over St Cloux and Grand Bras estates and the enslaved people attached to them.

Legacies Summary

Cultural (1)

Co-owner
Theatre Royal Drury Lane ... ...  
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Addresses (1)

Adelph Buildings, London, Middlesex, London, England
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