UCL

William Alexander Weightman

Profile & Legacies Summary

1781 - 1865

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Awarded the compensation for the enslaved people on Macaw River in St James Jamaica as one of the trustees of Samuel Wisdom Barrett (q.v).  

  1. Will of William Alexander Weightman late of Southborough near Tunbridge Wells who died 02/01/1865 proved 23/01/1865, effects under £4000.

Sources

T71/873 St James no. 664.

  1. National Probate Calendar 1865; Walford, County Families (1864) shows him as 'of Burbage Leicestershire', born 1781, s[ucceeded] 1825, son of William Weightman of Burbage, educated St Paul's, married Mary Ann Milward 1812, and singles out one of the couple's children, Hugh, a barrister. Weightman's connection to the Barretts is not immediately apparent.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Name in compensation records
William Alex. Weightman
Spouse
Mary Ann Milward
Children
James Milward; Hugh; William Alexander; Sarah

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St James 664 (Macaw River)
£1,539 7s 9d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Addresses (1)

Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, South-east England, England
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