Louisa Ann Grant
| Louisa Ann Grant | |
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 Louisa_Anne_Lister_n%C3%A9e_Grant.jpg Lister at Shibden Hall in the 1860s | |
| Born | September 16, 1815 St Vincent, Jamaica |
| 💀Died | 4 April 1892 (aged 76) Halifax, West Yorkshire4 April 1892 (aged 76) |
| Burial place | Saint Anne's in the Grove, Southowram |
| Other names | Louisa Ann Lister |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Dr John Lister (1844-1867) |
| 👶 Children | John Lister, Charles Lister, Anne Lister |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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Louisa Ann Grant (1815–1892) was a Jamaican-born British woman who married into the notable land-owning Lister family of Halifax, West Yorkshire. She was the wife of Dr John Lister and lived at Shibden Hall, which John inherited in 1855 from his relation Anne Lister.
Early life[edit]
Louisa was born in St Vincent, Jamaica on 16 September 1815 and was the daughter of Major Charles Grant of the 8th West India Regiment of Foot and Emma Catherine Richardson.[1] Major Charles Grant had inherited a significant part of the Adelphi Estate, a sugar plantation which used slave labour, from his father Charles Grant the elder of Carron in 1821.[2][3] In 1828, her parents separated due to accusations of adultery on Emma's part, the couple then officially ended their marriage in what was called a "messy" divorce.[4][5]
Following the death of her father in 1828, there were financial disputes surrounding the Adelphi Estate within the Grant family. Louisa's paternal uncle George Colquhoun Grant made a claim for compensation following the abolition of slavery within the British Empire, for financial losses as a result of lost slave labour. Louisa, along with two fellow claimants William Fraser and James McCall, launched a counter-claim to secure a share in money awarded to the Adelphi Estate. This counter-claim was a success, and Louisa secured a £336 10s payment for losses as an owner-in-fee of 13 slaves freed from the plantation.[5]
Residency at Shibden Hall[edit]
On 11th April 1844 Louisa married Dr John Lister, a physician, and the couple had three children, John, Charles and Ann.[6][7] After inheriting Shibden Hall from John's relation Anne Lister, Louisa moved into the house with her family, her mother-in-law, Ann and sister-in-law, Mary Ann, and was to stay there for over 30 years until her death in 1892.[6] In 1867, Dr John Lister died, and the ownership of Shibden Hall passed to Louisa's eldest son John.
Links to Calderdale Museums Service[edit]
In 1933, Shibden Hall was donated to the Halifax Corporation (later Calderdale Council) and has been run as a museum ever since.[8] Louisa's son John was the last resident of the hall.[8] John, Charles and Ann all donated items to the local Bankfield Museum after the death of their mother, including indigenous items from her home town of St Vincent.[9] Ann also donated an African necklet, which was likely brought from St Vincent to Halifax by Louisa.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ↑ "Details of Estate | Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ↑ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ↑ "Grant against Grant". The Times. 28 February 1828. Retrieved 15 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Record of slave compensation T71/892 St Vincent claim no. 456A & B (Adelphi). Accessed from http://doczz.net/doc/1594605/scotland-and-glasgow-in-the-records-of-slave-compensation...
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ↑ 1851 Census
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Shibden Hall. Halifax: Calderdale Council. 2019. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9781999940430. Search this book on
- ↑ Calderdale Museums Service, objects WI.8, WI.41-44
- ↑ Calderdale Museums Service, object SA.3
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