William Beckford of Somerley

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John Boydell, A View in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate belonging to William Beckford Esq. near Savannah la Marr , 1778

William Beckford von Somerley (* 1744 in Jamaica , † February 5, 1799 in London ) was a Jamaican plantation owner and author.

He was an illegitimate son of Richard Beckford and so belonged to the Beckford family, which was very influential in Jamaica. His possessions included the Roaring River Estate sugar cane plantation in Westmoreland Parish in western Jamaica.

Fonts

  • Remarks upon the situation of Negroes in Jamaica impartially made from a local experience of nearly thirteen years in that island (London 1788)
  • A descriptive account of the island of Jamaica with remarks upon the cultivation of the sugar-cane… also observations and reflections upon what would probably be the consequences of an abolition of the slave trade, and of the emancipation of the slaves (London 1790)
personal data
SURNAME Beckford from Somerley, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican plantation owner and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1744
PLACE OF BIRTH Jamaica
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1799
Place of death London