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| Appeals to the Privy Council from the Caribbean and Canadian Colonies |
| Report No. ANT_1708_00 |
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Antigua |
| Case Name Long |
Appeal of Thomas and Elizabeth Elliot, John and Sarah Earle, and Mary Ligham |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.2 [1057] p.548 (1 April 1708 – 19 May 1709) |
| PC Register Citation | Anne v.4 (5 March 1708 – 31 May 1710) p.48, 123–124, 312, 317: PC 2/82/48, 123–124, 312, 317 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of Common Pleas – 15 July 1707 |
Participants |
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Dumer, Edmund |
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Earle, John, appellant (husband of Sarah) |
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Earle, Sarah, appellant (wife of John) |
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Elliot, Elizabeth, appellant (wife of Thomas) |
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Elliot, Thomas, appellant (husband of Elizabeth) |
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Fisher, John, solicitor (attorney for Mary Lingham) |
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Jones, Joshua, foreman of the jury |
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Ligham (Lingham), John (brother of Mary) |
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Ligham (Lingham), Mary, spinster, appellant (sister of John) |
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Moore, Thomas |
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Park (Parke), Col. [Daniel] |
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Pearne, Col. ___, deceased (father of Henry) |
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Pearne, Henry, minor (son of Col. ___) |
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Pember, Mr. ___, Attorney General |
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Perry, John, Chief Marshal of Antigua |
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Williams, Col. Rowland, witness |
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Worlidge, Edward, solicitor (attorney for Mary Lingham) |
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Yeamans, Mr. [John], Governor of Antigua, witness |
Description |
Concerning land. |
Disposition |
Dismissed as irregularly brought. |
Notes |
Lingham appears to be the correct spelling of the surname though only Ligham appears in the APC. Participants not mentioned in the APC were added here for clarity. Information about these participants was obtained from related primary and other sources. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Elliot v Perne) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
Not found |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Depositions (Elliot, Earle, and Lingham v Dove) – 21 May 1708 and 15 June 1708 (PC 1/47/10) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [190] p.68–69. The APC gives the second date of 15 June 1708, but the document itself is dated 21 June 1708. |