The Lascelles Family and the Caribbean
The Lascelles family, now earls of Harewood, had interests in the Caribbean from 1648 until 1975, when the family sold its last plantation. The fullest and most interesting account of their activities is Simon Smith's study Slavery, family and gentry capitalism in the British Atlantic: the world of the Lascelles, 1648-1834 (Cambridge Studies in Economic History, Cambridge University press 2006:
Cambridge catalogue
This website is heavily reliant on Smith's work for much of the information it contains about the Lascelles' activities.
