1794 - 26th Sep 1874
Son of Robert Berkeley of Spetchley Park.
T71/885 British Guiana claim nos. 217 (Herstelling [?]) and 493 (Pln Welgelegen).
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Henrietta Sophia Benfield
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Children
Robert (1823-1897)
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Wealth at death
£60,000
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£7,619 4s 4d
Awardee
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£6,926 13s 3d
Awardee
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Physical (1) |
Country house
Spetchley Park [Built]
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Built by Robert Berkeley the elder from...
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
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Husband → Wife
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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Brother-in-laws
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Spetchley Park, Spetchley, Pershore, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'Robert Berkeley', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/9135
[accessed 3rd April 2026].
