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First name:
James
Middle name:
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Last name:
Fitter
Aliases:
Fitter
Primary cohort:
London
Sex:
Male
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Relations
Sarah Tyzack
Spouse (married 09/01/1723)
Political Offices Held
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Geographic experiences
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Foreign born:
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Supplier to slave trade voyages:
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Creditor to slave trade voyages:
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Philanthropy:
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Plantation owner:
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Sources:
PROB 11/663/176
Eli Faber p. 270 shows a letter signed by James Fitter among dozens of merchants including Humphry Morice, CO 388/25 S39.
C 11/2614/26 Description: Short title: Fitter v Cairnes. Document type: Bill and answer. Plaintiffs: James Fitter, merchant of London and Francis Brownet and John Roderigues Barrata, merchants of the Isle of Madera [sic], West Indies. Defendants: Henry Cairnes, Hugh Mitchell, Robert Cowan and [unknown] Lort. Date of bill (or first document): 1718.
Cumbria Archive Center D HA/3/11, 12 and 13.
The Attorney's Practice in the Court of Common Pleas (1741) pp. 388-391.
PROB 11/848/183.
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Birth
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Death
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Burial
Date:
27/01/1734
Location:
City of London (Middlesex)
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Residencies
Allhallows Barking
City of London (Middlesex)
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Universities
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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
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Was slave trading profitable:
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Will
Value of Total Personalty:
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Value of Known Legacies (where material to total estate):
£310
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PCC
Will of James Fitter of Allhallows Barking, City of London made 08/09/1730. He left £100 to his brother Benjamin Fitter, 10 guineas to his brother-in-law Capt. Edward Tyzack, and his residual estate to his wife Sarah subject only to a further £200 legacy to Benjamin Fitter after her death.
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