William Robin

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1836

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Will of William Robin of Trinidad proved 04/08/1837 (made 10/05/1835). The will is prefaced by a letter to his daughter Jeanette Rose Robin Cardon de Sundran or Sondran (q.v., under de Sundran), to whom he left his property in Port of Spain. He ordered the freeing of all his slaves (although what that meant in Apprenticeship is unclear). William Robin had been born in France (near Lyons).

Sources

PROB 11/1883/211.

Further Information

Spouse

Susanne Philip

Children

Jeanette Rose

Associated Claims (1)

Relationships (1)

William Robin

Father → Daughter

Jeannette Rose Robin Cardon de Sandrans

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People of Interest

Charles McGarel

1788 - 1876

Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.

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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:
'William Robin', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/28753 [accessed 5th April 2026].

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