Wimbledon (Surrey)
The garden at Wimbledon House was largely created by Charlotte Marryat, the wife of Joseph Marryat, after his death in 1824: he had begun to 'improve' the 100 acre grounds between 1815 and 1824. Charlotte Marryat was the third woman to be elected a fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, c. 1830.
Catherine Horwood, Gardening Women: Their Stories from 1600 to the Present (Hachette Digital, 2010)
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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.
