Reynold Abel Alleyne Bt (1789 - 1870)

Born 10 Jun 1789 in Saint James, Barbados

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Olton) Alleyne — married 20 Sep 1810 in Saint Philip, Barbados

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1870 at age 80 in Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire, England

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Biography

Sir Reynold Abel Alleyne was born on 10 June 1789 at St James, Barbados and baptised on 16 July 1789. He was the son of Sir John Gay Alleyne, 1st Baronet of Four Hills, Barbados, and Jane Abel {nee Alleyne} Alleyne, of St James Parish, Barbados. Her branch of the Alleyne family were very distantly related.
Reynold Abel Alleyne succeeded to the Baronetcy of Four Hills, Barbados, at the age of 12 years, on the death of his father on 7 December, 1801. He also had a older brother who would have been the next Baronet had he lived : John Gay Newton Alleyne who was born in 1787 and died in 1800.

Slave owner

The family residence was Alleynedale Hall (previously called Cabbage Tree Hall), St Peter Parish, Barbados and property was also owned at Bawdens and River Plantation in St. Andrew. In 1824 Sir Reynold Abel Allayne gave evidence in defence of his treatment of the enslaved to a Committee of the Council of Barbados, and submitted compensation claims for the above-named estates ^[1]

Marriage

He married Rebecca Olton on 20 Sep 1810 at the Harrow Plantation, St Philip Parish, Barbados which was owned by the Olton family. ^[2]

Children

of Sir Reynold Abel Allayne and Dame Rebecca:

• John Gay Alleyne, 1811 - 1811
  
• Phillippa Cobham Alleyne {Clement} 1813 - 1889
  
• Ann Alleyne {FitzHerbert} 1814 - 1864
  
• Rebecca Alleyne {Martin} 1816-1894
  
• Caroline Alleyne 1819 - 1820
  
• Sir John Gay Newton Alleyne 3rd Bt, 1820-1912
  
• Carolyn Rycroft Alleyne 1822 - 1909
  
• Raymond FitzHerbert Beresford Alleyne 1825-1889
  
• Bouverie Alleyne 1828 - 1861
  

Death

Sir Reynold Abel Alleyne died in his 81st year at his residence, Nuttal House, Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, England on the 14th February, 1870 ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery
2. ↑ "Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8R-V93Y : 6 August 2015), Reynold Abel Alleyne and Rebecca Olton, 26 Sep 1810; citing Marriage, St Philip, Barbados, Department of Archives, Blackrock; FHL microfilm 1,157,935.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JN2-H4C : 31 December 2014), Reynold Abel Alleyne, 1870; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Brandow, James C. Genealogies of Barbados Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1983. p 35
• Wikipedia: Alleyne baronets