West India merchant (Colonial - Caribbean)
No notes
Apparent partnership between James Gibson of Kingston and John Hatton of Montego Bay. Both men in turn were connected to Liverpool and to Sir Joseph Birch (q.v.).
Cornwall Chronicle, 02/01/1789, via http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/c/CornwallC_01.htm [accessed 07/12/2019].
1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
