Howdy!
An
update, thanks to Hendrika, who brought to my attention that University College
London's Legacies
of British Slave-ownership referenced our blog in their listing of
the spouse of Elizabeth Punnett from Generation 5... here is the relevant
page...
Alexander Kenneth Mackenzie 1769 - 1838
Born
1769, merchant and slave-dealer in St Vincent c. 1784-1794. Returning to
England with his wife, he was imprisoned by the French: his first wife died in
captivity at Port L'Orient, 1795. Operated as merchant in London; emigrated to
New South Wales, Australia c. 1822 and became secretary and cashier of the Bank
of New South Wales and founder of the Bathhurst Bank c. 1834. He named the
estate he established in NSW 'Dochcairn', after his father's house in
Ross-shire. He has an entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography as
'banker and landowner'.
Administration
of the will of Alexander Kenneth Mackenzie [formerly of Cornhill but late] of
Parramatta, NSW proved 20/06/1848.
Alexander
Kenneth Mackenzie was categorised inconsistently as both planter and merchant
in the Exchequer loans of the 1790s, when he received £2000. His fragment of
autobiography paints him as a merchant rather than planter.
Sources
Memoirs
of Alexander Kenneth Mackenzie Esq., Dochcairn, Bathhurst, NSW (1837). This
text is in the State Library of New South Wales MLDOC 2528, but has been posted
online - in it he comments of his time on St Vincent 'I was foolish
enough however to be led by them [his peers] into the trafficking of buying and
selling Negro slaves, by which means we had always the command of a great deal
of money.'; 'McKenzie, Alexander Kenneth (1769–1838)', Australian
Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National
University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mckenzie-alexander-kenneth-2407/text3185,
published first in hardcopy 1967, accessed online 9 October 2015.
Our original post on Elizabeth Punnett Mackenzie's adventures
https://greataunts.blogspot.com/2016/04/elizabeth-punnett-mackenzie-1772-1795.html
and the first follow-up on that post
https://greataunts.blogspot.com/2019/05/we-recently-had-anonymous-response-to.html
Brenda and I have wondered whether we should close the blog to the general public, but I like that it being open creates the possibility of new information and perspectives. Anyone want to weigh in on that?
One love,
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I don't see any reason to close it. We've already benefited from it being open, as this article shows.
ReplyDeletethanks for the feedback, Amanda! I'm inclined to agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I don't see a reason to close it. Never know who we might find! Is there a way to have a 'private' page? If you feel that someone may want to post something that they don't want to be public?
ReplyDeletethe way it works with comments is that they are forwarded to me by email for publishing, so do feel comfortable to share your thoughts and you can let me know if you'd rather me not publish.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you'd prefer to email, just send me your email address and we can communicate that way.
Thanks for joining in!
Please do not close the blog. I have learned so much and I know that the question of slavery has come up from Sarah with regards to slave ownership by the Punnetts and in Sarah's case, there is also the Frazer side.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Brenda would like to delve into that side a bit. I know Lynden made up a genealogy chart that would be very interesting to view, for me and especially for Sarah who has expressed an interest many times.
I'll be sending this particular link to her to read.
You go Lisbie!