P_10433_0406 – Robert Brough
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Major London slave-trader with an intense burst of voyages between 1700 and 1702, all with William Arnald or Arnold (q.v.). Given only as Brough (and in one case Bough) in the TASTDB. The will of Robert Brough clothworker of London proved 16/11/1703 strongly suggests him to have been the slave-trader, identifying as it does his ‘sonne’ William Arnold [who was in fact his son-in-law].’
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First name: Robert
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Last name: Brough
Aliases: Bough, Brough
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Supplier to slave trade voyages: No
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Sources: Pettigrew p. 228 shows only 'Gervase Brough' under Brough. Gervas Brough merchant of Jamaica appears in the will of James Donaldson (q.v.) proved 1711. No will or London Gazette entry has been found to date for Gervas[e] Brough. e.g. C 11/22/69. C 11/2730/46 in 1725. The HoP entry for Sir Henry Furnese, MP, the most important government financier of 1705-1710, shows his first wife as Anne, daughter of Robert Brough linen-draper. https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/furnese-sir-henry-1658-1712
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Crossings (10)
24264 - Guinea Merchant (1700 - 1700)
Role: Owner
24250 - Stepney (1700 - 1700)
Role: Owner
24142 - Betty (1701 - 1702)
Role: Owner
21338 - Adventure (1701 - 1702)
Role: Owner
21326 - Diligence (1700 - 1701)
Role: Owner
21292 - Betty (1699 - 1700)
Role: Owner
20241 - Arcania Merchant (1701 - 1701)
Role: Owner
15130 - Dolphin (1701 - 1702)
Role: Owner
15111 - Friendship (1701 - 1702)
Role: Owner
15099 - William (1700 - 1701)
Role: Owner
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Occupation: Linen Draper (Retail)
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Was slave trading profitable: No
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Town/City: City of London (Middlesex)
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In the will of Robert Brough made 22/09/1703 he said that, having no wife, his children were by custom entitled to a moiety of his estate, and given that he had already advanced £2000 to his son Robert, £3000 to his daughter Hannah Arnold and £1500 to his daughter Elizabeth Arnold, and he gave Robert a further £3500, Hannah £2500 and Elizabeth £4000. From the second half of his estate he gave Robert £6000; Hannah £500, her son Benjamin Wallamy [sp?] £700 and her daughter Catherine Wallamy £1000; and her son Richard £200; and £200 to his grandson Robert Furnace [sic: later in the will he left £50 to Sir Henry Furnese for mourning]. He left his 'sonne' [by inference his son-in-law] William Arnold the lease of the house he [the testator] then dwelt in; and £1000 to his daughter Elizabeth Arnold.
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