Biography

Charles was born about 1793. He was the son of John Pinney and Jane Weekes^[1]

Merchant of Bristol, partner in Pinney and Case brother of John Frederick Pinney and Mayor of Bristol during the 1831 riots over the Reform Bill. He was a major recipient of compensation from the British Government when slavery was abolished, for his property in Nevis and St Kitts, primarily as mortgagee. ^[2]

He passed away in 1867^[3].

See Also

Centre for the study of the Legacies of British Slavery website entry for Charles Pinney

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTF8-XR8 : 10 February 2018, Charles Pinny, ); citing item 1, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,596,311.
2. ↑ https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/25863 Centre for the study of the legacies of British Slavery accessed by Trevor Pickup on 5th August 2021]]
3. ↑ Burial: "England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT98-NZ8 : 8 November 2017), Charles Pinney, 1867.