Robert Pitches

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1842

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

London attorney, awarded the compensation for Duckenfield Hall as trustee of Lady Cooper (q.v.).

Identifed as 'Attorney' (1796) and Solicitor (1820) of 13 Swithins Lane. Will of Robert Pitches Gentleman of Swithins Lane London proved 10/02/1842.

Sources

T71/867 St Thomas-in-the-East No. 114.

London Gazette, Issue 13900, 11/06/1796, p. 564 and London Gazette, Issue 17648, 04/11/1820 p. 2078; PROB 11/1958.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Occupation

Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

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People of Interest

Genevieve [surname unknown]

1759 - 1820

Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.

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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:
'Robert Pitches', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/43491 [accessed 5th April 2026].

UCL History Dept