> Based in Inverness, works as an independent writer focusing on regional history and landholding families in the Scottish Highlands. His early publications in the late 1990s dealt with local genealogies and estate transitions, often drawing from parish records and privately held documents. Over time, his work expanded to include connections between Highland families and overseas holdings, particularly in the Caribbean during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
> His research process is largely self-directed, combining archival visits with correspondence from private collections. Has spent extended periods working in repositories in Edinburgh and Glasgow, tracing ownership records that link specific family lines to plantation estates abroad. His publications tend to focus on lineage and property transmission rather than broader economic or social analysis.
> In recent years, has been compiling a series of essays examining how references to Caribbean estates appear in Highland documentation, often indirectly through financial records or inheritance disputes. His work does not attempt to reconstruct plantation life in detail, but instead documents the administrative and familial ties that connected distant landholdings to local estates in Scotland.
> Based at a university in Toronto, works as a researcher in economic history with a focus on trade networks and capital flows in the Atlantic world. His academic training in the early 2000s centred on British imperial commerce, with a particular emphasis on how agricultural production in the Caribbean was integrated into wider financial systems.
> His work relies on quantitative analysis of shipping records, insurance documents, and estate accounts, often drawn from archives in London and Bristol. Has contributed to several collaborative projects mapping the movement of goods and capital between Britain, the Caribbean, and North America. His publications are structured around datasets and comparative analysis rather than individual narratives.
> More recently, his research has focused on compensation records following the abolition of slavery, examining how financial claims were processed and distributed among landholders. This work involves cross-referencing large volumes of documentation, where inconsistencies in naming, valuation, and ownership are common. His approach remains analytical, with limited engagement in interpretive or narrative reconstruction.
Title....Patron · Independent Sponsor of Archival Projects
Location.Isle of Skye, Scotland · London, England
> Divides her time between the Isle of Skye and London, where she supports a number of small-scale archival and research initiatives. Her involvement began in the early 2010s through funding digitisation efforts for family papers held in private collections, particularly those relating to estate management and overseas properties.
> Her role is primarily administrative and financial, coordinating access to materials that are not formally held in public archives. Has worked with independent researchers and institutions to facilitate the cataloguing of documents linked to Caribbean estates, including correspondence, account books, and legal records. These materials are often fragmentary and dispersed across multiple locations.
> In addition to funding projects, maintains a private interest in the classification and organisation of these records. Has been involved in developing indexing systems that group documents by estate name, family, and period, though these systems are not standardised across projects. Her work operates at the intersection of private ownership and public research, where access and interpretation remain uneven.
