P_10433_1918 – David Gavin
Born: 1720
Died: 28/03/1773
Co-owner alongside Richard Oswald (q.v.) among others of a slaving voyage from London by the Saint Paul to Gambia and Hampton in 1752. Probably David Gavin of Langton, a Glasgow merchant, who died in 1773. No will has been found for him to date. The will of his widow Lady Elizabeth Gavin was proved 1827.
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First name: David
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Last name: Gavin
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Primary outcome: Gentry
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Lady Elizabeth Maitland
Spouse (married 09/04/1770)
David Gavin was 50 and Lady Elizabeth Maitland around 19 at the marriage.
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Sources: University of Glasgow Archives, Records of David Gavin & Co. GB 248 UGD 401 Letter Book 1755-66, https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/6c9d39af-22d6-35c7-a24d-4b6cb648cbd4 'David Gavin was a merchant, trading through a number of European ports such as Rotterdam and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and Dunkirk in France, as well as in Scotland and England. During the years 1755-1766 the major commodities with which he dealt were tea, wine and spirits and fine cloth such as lawn and cambric as well as British linen. In 1758, David Gavin bought the estate of Langton in Berwickshire, Scotland (now part of Borders, Scotland) from Sir Alexander Cockburn. His grandson was John, second Marquis of Breadalbane.' David Gavin's death at Langton 28/03/1773 is shown in The Scots Magazine Vol. XXXV August 1773 p. 447. The voyage has reportedly records, The accounts of ...the St Paul', National Library of Scotland NAS 2238/2/5 (1).
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Crossings (1)
76204 - Saint Paul (1752 - 1752)
Role: Owner
Birth
Date: 1720
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Death
Date: 28/03/1773
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Occupation: Merchant - Continental Europe (Merchant)
David Gavin & Co. of Glasgow
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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Building Category: Rural
Type: Built
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Year: 1760
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Gavinton, a village developed by David Gavin on his estate at Langton after his purchase in 1758.
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