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Solicitor of Old Broad Street, a trustee in an award on Dominica, and brother-in-law of Walter Irvine (q.v.).
T71/881 Dominica claim no. 206.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
Alexander Gordon
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Occupation
Lawyer
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£3,545 5s 4d
Awardee (Trustee)
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Commercial (1) |
Firm Investment
A. Gordon
Solicitor |
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Brother-in-laws
Notes→
Alexander Gordon of Old Broad Street was identified in the will of Walter Irvine as the latter's...
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57 Old Broad Street, City of London, Middlesex, London, England
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Alexander Gordon of Old Broad Street', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/9884
[accessed 3rd April 2026].
