P_10432_0035 – Richard Gildart
Born: 1671
Died: 25/01/1770
Richard Gildart (1671 – 1770) was a Liverpool merchant and member of the African Company of Merchants who participated in nineteen slave trading voyages between 1714 and 1761 that transported 4818 captives from Africa to the Caribbean and North America. His other commercial interests included property ownership in Liverpool and Lancashire, shipping, rock salt manufacture, and Atlantic trade in tobacco and sugar. Gildart was Mayor of Liverpool in 1714, 1731 and 1736, and served as MP for Liverpool between 1734 and 1754.
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First name: Richard
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Last name: Gildart
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Primary cohort: Liverpool
Sex: Male
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Primary outcome: Trade
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Relations
Anne Johnson
Spouse (married 12/11/1707)
James Gildart
Father
Johnston Gildart
Son
Elizabeth Gildart
Daughter
Thomas Gildart
Son
Lydia Gildart
Daughter
Anne Sheers
Daughter
Spencer Sheers
Son-in-law
Merchant
Mary Oyden
Daughter
Edmund Oyden
Son-in-law
Merchant
George Gildart
Son
John Gildart
Grandson
Ellen Whywell
Daughter
Widow
Francis Gildart
Son
James Gildart
Son
Eldest son
Political Offices Held
Local
Mayor of Liverpool, 1714, 1731, 1736
Parliament
MP for Liverpool, 1734-1754
Bankruptcies
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Geographic experiences
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Internal migrant: No
Foreign born: No
Supplier to slave trade voyages: No
Creditor to slave trade voyages: No
Philanthropy: No
Plantation owner: No
Sources: PROB 11: Piece 955: Jenner, Quire Numbers 52-101 (1770) Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, Volume 1, 1729-1730, ed. William A Shaw (London, 1897), pp. 427-444. Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 44, 1738, ed. K G Davies (London, 1969), pp. 33-43.
Other Individuals
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Organisations
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Crossings (20)
90887 - Antigua Merchant (1758 - 1758)
Role: Owner
90886 - Antigua Merchant (1756 - 1757)
Role: Owner
90885 - Antigua Merchant (1754 - 1755)
Role: Owner
90883 - Antigua Merchant (1760 - 1761)
Role: Owner
94848 - James and Richard (1716 - 1717)
Role: Owner
94843 - James and Richard (1715 - 1716)
Role: Owner
94840 - Elizabeth (1714 - 1715)
Role: Owner
92506 - Gildart (1746 - 1746)
Role: Owner
92505 - Planter (1745 - 1746)
Role: Owner
92361 - Scipio (1718 - 1719)
Role: Owner
92339 - Johnson (1736 - 1737)
Role: Owner
92334 - Walpole (1737 - 1738)
Role: Owner
20445 - Ann and Betty (1714 - 1715)
Role: Owner
90682 - Salisbury (1757 - 1758)
Role: Owner
90599 - Ryder (1755 - 1756)
Role: Owner
90416 - Gildart (1744 - 1744)
Role: Owner
90061 - Middleham (1752 - 1753)
Role: Owner
90060 - Middleham (1747 - 1748)
Role: Owner
90035 - Queen of Hungary (1747 - 1748)
Role: Owner
Birth
Date: 1671
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Death
Date: 25/01/1770
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Burial
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Location: Liverpool (Lancashire)
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Residencies
Occupation: Merchant - General Overseas (Merchant)
Schools
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Universities
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Inns of Court
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Military training
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Imperial positions
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Apprenticeships
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Livery company affiliations
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Other business activities
Region: England
Economic sector: Manufacturing
Region: England
Economic sector: Banking
Region: English Caribbean
Economic sector: Commerce
Was slave trading profitable: No
Will
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Properties, plate, cash, household goods divided among living children (unevenly)
Legacies
Land
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Numerous residential properties on south side of Dale Street and Sir Thomas's Building
Land
Value: /
Property in West Derby, Liverpool
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