Legacies of British Slave-ownership

University College London

www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/

Have been watching the above programme on the TV - which shows around 46,000 UK in 1833 were given compensation for the Abolishment of Slavery by the Government. The Research Team were surprised how wide-spread and ordinary people, not necessarily weathly, owned slaves. This database is searchable by surname, etc etc.

Out of interest - checked Gloucestershire and there are a few from the Forest of Dean (which includes)

William Lindsay DARLING, Stroat House Tidenham
Richard DONOVAN - Tibberton Court
Edward PROTHEROE - Newent
George REED - Newent

etc.

Edward PROTHEROE of Senior of Newent

address: Hill House, Newnham Gloucestershire, South West England

Awardee
Judgement Creditor:
Jamaica Clarendon 194 (Four Paths) = £1,959 0s 2d. (91 enslaved)
Jamaica Clarendon 201 (Teak Pen) = 3,322 9s 10d (164 enslaved)
St Vincent 505 (Prospect) = £8,513, 18s 10d (315 enslaved)
Trinidad 1701 (Endeavour) = £3,590 13s 10d (72 enslaved)

642 Slaves (approx £17,386 which today would be worth?)

Listed if you click on the above name is Edward Protheroe's Senior Biography

Son and former partner of Philip PROTHEROE (1747-1803) etc etc

1841 census Edward PROTHEROE coalmaster living at Newnham Glos, aged 67 with wife Anne anged 70

1851 census Edward is aged 77 born Bristol and living at 8 Eccleston Square with wife Anne

Not sure where all his money went as listed is

Letters of Adminstration of the estate of Edward PROTHEROE formerly of Hill House Newnham Glos, but late of Eccleston Square, who died at Brighton 24/8/1856 and left unadminstered by Mark Davis PROTHEROE the nephew, granted 26 September 1870 to Lucy Hungerford PROTHEROE. Effects under £20

£17,386 now worth £1,446,881.22, assuming 1833, but it would have taken a couple of years to prove the claim.

Also, it should be borne in mind that prices for goods and services have changed over time. Some things were relatively less expensive then, some were more expensive.

The Researchers were surprised how many Reverends where involved in Slavery

From Fod Records

Henry BARNES married Louisa MacKinnen at Monmouth 26 September 1782 by Licence
witnesses: William MACKINNEN (x2)

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Rev Henry BARNES (276 enslaved in Antiqua) - unsuccessful claim

The Revd Henry BARNES of Monmouth (S. Wales) at present in St Servan, France, counterclaimed by the compensation for the enslaved people on Mackinnon's estate in Antiqua as executor of Louisa BARNES (q.v.) daughter and legatee of Wm McKinnon for £2,500 with interest,

23 July 1837 - St Servan, aged 53, The Rev Henry BARNES, Minister of the English Episcopal Chapel of that place, late of Gen-aw-Rhiw House Herefordshire and Rockfield, vicar of Monmouth and Rockfield, and many years a magistrate and deputy Lieutenant of the County of Hereford and Magistrate of the County of Monmouth. The was presented to Rockfield in 1822 by R J Harding and to Monmouth in 1822 by the Duke of Beaufort.

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Obituary also in Gentleman's Magazine.

You can add the Archbishop of Canterbury to the list.