Abraham Aguilar

Abraham Aguilar (died 1794) was a British slave trader of Portuguese Jewish descent.

Aguilar was the only known Jewish slave factor in Kingston, Jamaica in the 1760s and 1770s, and he operated with other non-Jewish merchants in the firm of Coppells & Aguilar.[1]

In 1789, he had a large detached house built at 24, West Side, Wimbledon Common, London, now known as The Kier.[2][3]

When Aguilar's will was proved in 1794, he also owned property in London's Devonshire Square.[4]

References
  1. Eli Faber (1 July 2000). Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade: Setting the Record Straight. NYU Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-8147-2879-6. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. "Microsoft Word - Part 2C, West Side Common.doc" (PDF). Merton.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. "Wimbledon and the Slave Trade". Wimbledonmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. "Papers". Wimbledonmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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