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Richard Beaumont, Captain (1670 - 1723)

Career soldier and son of military captain of the same name (1638-1706). Born and died in Kirkheaton. In 1687, he accompanied the Duke of Albemarle to Jamaica where the Duke was to be Governor. Thoresby, in an annotation to Beaumont's entry, identifies his visitor as a captain who was in Jamaica with Dr. Sloane. Sloane was on that same voyage with the Duke of Albemarle.


Other Links: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Beaumont-1488 - Wikitree wyorksarchivestreasures.weebly.com/beaumont-of-whitley-family-and-estate-records.html. - "Beaumont of Whitley: Family and Estate Records (DD/WB) 12th - 20th Century" at Treasures of the West Yorkshire Archive Service Visitor
 Relevant locations: Birth place in Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire
Visited Jamaica, West Indies
 Relationships: Richard Beaumont was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Hans Sloane (1660-1753)
Richard Beaumont was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)

 Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
 References in Documents:
Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
Cap.tCaptain Richard Beau=montBeaumont[*] NB. His name is not spelt wrong; he just inserted a double hyphen into it/ Feb: ye 14 1704[*] may probably be 1705, considering previous entries (in Jamaica w.thwith Dr Sloane)