P_10433_2054 – Sir Robert Lawley 4th bart.
Co-owner with ‘Edward Jesper’ (q.v. under Edward Jasper) of a slaving voyage from London by the Prince William to Africa and Barbados in 1734. Sir Robert Lawley, who inherited the baronetcy in 1729, had no discernible commercial interests other than property in the City of London. His son Sir Robert Lawley 5th bart. (1736-1793) was MP for Warwickshire 1780-93.
Title: Sir
First name: Robert
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Last name: Lawley
Aliases: Robert (Sir) Lawley
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Social background: Gentry
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Relations
Elizabeth Blackwell
Spouse
Elizabeth Blackwell was the daughter of Sir Lambert Blackwell 1st bart.
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Foreign born: No
Supplier to slave trade voyages: Don't know
Creditor to slave trade voyages: Don't know
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Sources: PROB 11/1060/192 http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/blackwell-sir-lambert-1727 http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/lawley-sir-robert-1736-93
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Crossings (1)
76569 - Prince William (1734 - 1736)
Role: Owner
Birth
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Death
Date: 28/11/1779
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Canwell Priory, Staffordshire
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
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Courts: PCC
Will of Sir Robert Lawley made 15/03/1775. He left his property primarily to his eldest son Richard with legacies of only £100 to each of his two daughters, but left in trust his City of London property in Aldersgate Street and St Botolph for his second grandson Thomas Winch Lawley at 21.
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