 He received £106,769 in compensation (equivalent to £ in ) under the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 for the 2,508 slaves he owned across nine plantations, more than any single other plantation owner.Following the death of their eldest daughter, Anne, in 1829, it took four years for the Gladstones to move up to the new property, from the now-demolished Seaforth House on the shores of the Mersey.In the winter of 1833, John, his wife Anne McKenzie, and their youngest daughter Helen, moved into Fasque for the first time.