William Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk
William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk (1794–1878), a slave holder in the Colony of Jamaica, was born the son of Admiral William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk and Mary Ricketts on 16 October 1794. He died on 5 December 1878 at age 84.
Arms of the 7th to 9th Earls of Northesk
Personal life
He married Georgiana Maria Elliot, daughter of Admiral Sir George Elliot and Eliza Cecilia Ness, on 14 February 1843 and had two children:
- Margaret Mary Adeliza Carnegie (d. 27 September 1871)
- Lt.-Col. George John Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk (1 December 1843–9 September 1891)
Slave ownership
Northesk was associated with "T71/871 and T71/1378 Special Awards in Trust Westmoreland claim no. 232A & B", he owned 200 slaves in Jamaica and received a £3,529 payment at the time (worth £342,404 in 2022[1]).[2]
References
- UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk". University College London. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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