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Sir William purchased some of the best pieces of real estate on Antigua, St Vincent, and Tobago. [8] Despite this, he was seriously in debt and after his death in 1788 he left a debt of around £110,000 (£17,533,957 in 2025 pounds [13]) for his first son to pay off. Sir William Young, 2nd Baronet also inherited four plantations and 896 slaves ...
The West Indian Incumbered Estates Acts were Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of 1854, 1858, 1862, 1864, 1872, and 1886 that allowed creditors and other interested parties to apply for the sale of estates (plantations) in the British colonies in the West Indies despite legal encumbrances that would normally prevent such a sale.
Viv Richards, West Indian cricket legend; the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua was named in his honour [90] Richie Richardson, former West-Indies cricket team captain [91] Andy Roberts, the first Antiguan to play Test cricket for the West Indies. He was a member of the West Indies teams that won the 1975 and 1979 World Cups. [92]
Lucy Chester Parke (January 1709 – November 1770) was a British colonial subject of Antigua who inherited the Gambles Plantation from her father. She gained note as an infant because of her illegitimacy, but was bequeathed an estate in Antigua, which she operated until her death. She spent over thirty years litigating his bequest with the ...
[3] [4] The village is home to several sportsmen, including Richie Richardson, the cricketer and West Indies region coach. There is one primary school, Five Islands Primary School, in the village. The University of the West Indies opened its fourth physical campus at Five Islands in 2019, serving Antigua and Barbuda and other Eastern Caribbean ...
Estate Name Population Parish Thibou's 47 Saint John Wood 59 Drews Hill 47 Skerrets and Clare Hall 125 Dunbars 67 Ottos 94 Langfords 191 Crosbies 62 Hodges Bay 67 Briggins 90 Thibou Jarvis 239 Mount Pleasant Wetherills Cedar Valley Will Blizards Tomlinsons Cedar Grove Marble Hill Sir Geo. Thomas, Upper Sir Geo. Thomas, Lower Hawkes Bill Brecknock
He also claimed the Winthorpes Estate (#56) and the Galley Bay Estate (#30) as tenants-for-life. Inigo's son, Freeman Thomas, received payment for these two lands. The son, who was given the Thomas family's English estates at Ralton, in Willington, and Yapton, in West Sussex, changed his name from Inigo Freeman to Thomas in 1789. [1] [2]
The Antigua and Barbuda Democratic Movement also won the highest proportion of the vote so far of any opposition party. [17] After the election, Antigua began its path to associated statehood. From 28 February 1966 until 25 March 1966, the Antigua Constitutional Conference was held, resulting in the signing of a consensus report known as Cmnd ...