The Rum Story is a visitor attraction and museum in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England.[1] It presents the story of the rum trade and the creation of rum. It is located in an original 1785 trading shop and warehouses.
The Rum Story was started with United Kingdom National Lottery funding from the Millennium Commission and opened in May 2000.[2] It was voted Cumbria Tourism's "Small Visitor Attraction" in 2007.[citation needed]
The Jefferson family, wine merchants, imported wine and spirits for over two centuries until 1998. Their story is covered by The Rum Story.[3] Brothers Henry and Robert Jefferson had joint interests in two estates in Antigua leased from Rear Admiral Sir William Ogilvy, father of Sir John Ogilvy, 9th Baronet.[4] These were York's Estate (which had 146 enslaved people)[5] and the New Division Estate (309 enslaved people)[6] There is also a Margarett Jefferson listed in connection with the Bahamas, and a Thomas Jefferson in Jamaica.[7]
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Whitehaven - The Rum Story". Visit Cumbria UK. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "The Rum Story, Whitehaven". Millennium Commission, UK. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Stage 7 - The Rum Story and the Jefferson Family". BBC, Cumbria, UK. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1882). The peerage, baronetage, and knightage of the British Empire. London: Nichols & Sons. p. 470.
- ^ "Antigua 20 (York's Estate)". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Antigua 61 (New Division Est.)". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Search". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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