important mission - Tibberton Gloucestershire
Wall memorial: "A tribute offered to the memory of Mr Richard Williams in acknowledgement of his faithful services, by Caroline Anne the daughter of the late Richard Donovan esq of Tibberton Court, In whose service he lived many years, valued and esteemed for the rectitude of his mind and the goodness of his heart. He executed with unswerving integrity the duties of an important mission in a far distant land; And returned to claim the undying affection and respect of every member of the family. He died at Gloster, the 5th day of June 1832 at the age of 56 years"
Caroline Anne b1798 m Admiral Sir James Scott 1790 - 1872 son of Thomas Scott & Elizabeth Smythe
children
1. Honeywood Dobyns Yate Scott 1821 - 1908;
2. Richard Donovan Yate Scott 1823 - 1824
3. Haywood Scott 1826 -
4. Caroline Anne Yate Scott 1827 - 1907;
Caroline inherited Tibberton Court estate from her father Richard who had bought it in 1807
Caroline's grandfather was James Donovan 1811 of No. 22 Somers Place, East New Road, Somers Town London & Vaughans estate in St Georges, Antigua which he had bought from Rowland Otto Baijer / Bayer of Hurst Berks in 1785
Caroline's uncle Francis died aged 29 in 1811 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0hkb4c on his way to Antigua 'in the service of affection.' (probably going out to aid his father James who died the same year )
Also her father Richard www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/M1Wa88 had made the journey , when "the imperious command of parental duty urged him to visit Antigua " afterwards falling ill and dying aged 43 in 1816 of Yellow Fever , being buried "on his own estate in that island".
Both her father and uncle having died in pursuit of overseeing the Antiguan estate , Caroline then turned to Richard Williams for his help.
Her grandfather James had left the estate in Antigua to his natural children by Isett Hancock, in entail to her father Richard Donovan d1816 and his male heirs, then to his second son Francis Donovan d1611 and his male heirs, and then to his son James Hancock Donovan d1834 +++ his natural child by Isett Hancock, who in fact inherited after the deaths of Richard and Francis) and then to his 5 natural daughters.
Her father Richard Donovan by his will, bequeathed the Tibberton estate to Caroline for life, with the remainder to her first and other sons entail. Caroline's heir was her son Honeywood Scott , rector of Tibberton 1851 to 1908 to whom the east window is dedicated www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5vH3Un
Administration of the wills were granted to Caroline in 1829
Meanwhile the Scotts had sold Tibberton estate in 1822 to Thomas Wallis
On the death of Richard Donovan in 1816 a suit was instituted in the island court of chancery on behalf of James Hancock Donovan +++ (then an infant) However since 1816 the estate had been under receivership since Richard's death , and Messrs Shand was owed debts exceeding £10,000;
The estate was sold to Shands for £1500 who sold it along with another for £10,000.
After slavery was abolished in 1834 Donovans estate award 346 was £2474.16s 10p for granting freedom to 162 slaves, but perhaps not paid directly to the Donovans , and by 1837 the estate was managed by a negro Mr Watkins, with the sugar works in active operation
www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146630585
- Church of Holy Trinity, Tibberton, Gloucestershire
important mission - Tibberton Gloucestershire
Wall memorial: "A tribute offered to the memory of Mr Richard Williams in acknowledgement of his faithful services, by Caroline Anne the daughter of the late Richard Donovan esq of Tibberton Court, In whose service he lived many years, valued and esteemed for the rectitude of his mind and the goodness of his heart. He executed with unswerving integrity the duties of an important mission in a far distant land; And returned to claim the undying affection and respect of every member of the family. He died at Gloster, the 5th day of June 1832 at the age of 56 years"
Caroline Anne b1798 m Admiral Sir James Scott 1790 - 1872 son of Thomas Scott & Elizabeth Smythe
children
1. Honeywood Dobyns Yate Scott 1821 - 1908;
2. Richard Donovan Yate Scott 1823 - 1824
3. Haywood Scott 1826 -
4. Caroline Anne Yate Scott 1827 - 1907;
Caroline inherited Tibberton Court estate from her father Richard who had bought it in 1807
Caroline's grandfather was James Donovan 1811 of No. 22 Somers Place, East New Road, Somers Town London & Vaughans estate in St Georges, Antigua which he had bought from Rowland Otto Baijer / Bayer of Hurst Berks in 1785
Caroline's uncle Francis died aged 29 in 1811 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0hkb4c on his way to Antigua 'in the service of affection.' (probably going out to aid his father James who died the same year )
Also her father Richard www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/M1Wa88 had made the journey , when "the imperious command of parental duty urged him to visit Antigua " afterwards falling ill and dying aged 43 in 1816 of Yellow Fever , being buried "on his own estate in that island".
Both her father and uncle having died in pursuit of overseeing the Antiguan estate , Caroline then turned to Richard Williams for his help.
Her grandfather James had left the estate in Antigua to his natural children by Isett Hancock, in entail to her father Richard Donovan d1816 and his male heirs, then to his second son Francis Donovan d1611 and his male heirs, and then to his son James Hancock Donovan d1834 +++ his natural child by Isett Hancock, who in fact inherited after the deaths of Richard and Francis) and then to his 5 natural daughters.
Her father Richard Donovan by his will, bequeathed the Tibberton estate to Caroline for life, with the remainder to her first and other sons entail. Caroline's heir was her son Honeywood Scott , rector of Tibberton 1851 to 1908 to whom the east window is dedicated www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5vH3Un
Administration of the wills were granted to Caroline in 1829
Meanwhile the Scotts had sold Tibberton estate in 1822 to Thomas Wallis
On the death of Richard Donovan in 1816 a suit was instituted in the island court of chancery on behalf of James Hancock Donovan +++ (then an infant) However since 1816 the estate had been under receivership since Richard's death , and Messrs Shand was owed debts exceeding £10,000;
The estate was sold to Shands for £1500 who sold it along with another for £10,000.
After slavery was abolished in 1834 Donovans estate award 346 was £2474.16s 10p for granting freedom to 162 slaves, but perhaps not paid directly to the Donovans , and by 1837 the estate was managed by a negro Mr Watkins, with the sugar works in active operation
www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146630585
- Church of Holy Trinity, Tibberton, Gloucestershire