Taylor family of Jamaica (1770-1835) 1770-1835 [predominantly 1770-1819]

Watson-Taylor, George, 1771-1841

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George Watson-Taylor was the fourth son of George Watson. From 1810 he was the husband of Anna Susana Taylor, the daughter of Jamaican planter Sir John Taylor, 1st Baronet. Suffixing his name with that of his wife's family, he would become the richest planter on Jamaica. He used the proceeds to purchase a house on Cavendish Square, Middlesex and Erlestoke Park, near Devizes, Wiltshire, becoming the Liberal MP for Devizes, an ardent campaigner for the retention of slavery, and a renowned fine art...

Taylor, Simon, 1740-1813

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Simon Taylor was born in Jamaica in 1740, eldest son of Patrick Tailzour, who had assumed the name Taylor on his marriage to Martha Taylor. Patrick had come out to Jamaica from Borrowfield, Scotland and established himself as a merchant in Kingston. Simon Taylor began his career as an attorney for absentee planters, became a sugar planter in his own right and at his death in 1813 he was reputedly the richest man in Jamaica. He was active in Jamaican politics and society, being member for Kingsto...

Taylor, Sir, Simon Brissett, d 1815

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Taylor, Sir, John, 1741-1786

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Taylor, Elizabeth Haughton, 1758- ? 1822

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