William JULIUS of Basseterre [687]
- Born: 1695, St Kitts Leward Is Carribean
- Marriage (1): Frances (Anne) Mary CHARLES [688] about 1721 in Reg In London
- Marriage (2): Anne PERCIVAL [4184] on 15 Jul 1739 in Christ Church Nicola Town St Kitts
- Died: 1752, St Thomas Basseterre St Kitts. aged 57
- Buried: 25 Apr 1752, St Thomas Basseterre St Kitts.
 General Notes:
William was born at and lived in St Kitts, it was said that he never left the Islands. He had considerable Estates worked by slaves as was the custom of the time. The French when in occupation of the Island had expelled many of the aboriginals from the estates and brought in Africans to cultivate the plantations.
However no one of the name Julius is recorded in the lists of inhabitants of St Kitts 11 Jan 1707/08 or Nevis 13 Mar 1707/08.
Julius of St Kitts.
William Julius of St Kitts, born about 1695, had 3 sons, Caesar, William John, and John, president of St Kitts, baptised at Christchurch Nicola town, 18 April 1733/34, and 2 daughters, Fanny and Katharine. Surname of his wife "Ann Mary" and names of other children.
Ref: Caribbeana page 48.
Register of St Thomas, Middle Island and St Christoher 1729-1832.
Burials 1752 April 25 Wm. Julius from Basseterre.
http://dloc.com/UF00075409/00005/47?search=julius Caribbeana Vol 4A Pg 43
Picture of Basseterre courtesy Caroline Macpherson 2013
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Research Notes:
IGI, London records show Capt William Julius birth abt 1696 , marriage abt 1721 The birth record refers to a relative Henry Lindsey who may have registered it for the family in St Kitts.
IGI, London records, shows the birth of several children which have been added to William's family, identified as sourced IGI.
Note in the Registers of St Thomas Basseterre that the 1760/61/62 Registers were damaged in the 1772 Hurrycane (sic)
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Other Records
1. William Julius: Sugar Estates, 1753, The Parish of Christ Church Nicholas Town St Kitts WI.
Williams estates marked in the middle picture.
Image courtesy of Library of Congress USA
To read all estates see:
<https://www.loc.gov/resource/g5042s.ar198500/>
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William married Frances (Anne) Mary CHARLES [688] [MRIN: 214] about 1721 in Reg In London. (Frances (Anne) Mary CHARLES [688] was born in 1700, died in 1737 in St Kitts Leward Is Carribean and was buried on 14 Apr 1737 in St Thomas Middle Island St Kitts.)
William next married Anne PERCIVAL [4184] [MRIN: 1448] on 15 Jul 1739 in Christ Church Nicola Town St Kitts.
Marriage Notes:
Marriages Christ Church Nichola Town St Kitts.
1739 Jul 15 William Julius senr and Anne Percival
Searched by Jill Christensen at the SOG London 2011
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