Southport - 1825 - ????
Conversion of Sunday School into a National School in 1825-1826, initially with 141 pupils on the roll.
Ralph Peters chaired the meeting of 27/04/1825 that led to the establishment of the National School through subscription.
Frank Robinson, A descriptive history of the popular watering place of Southport in the Parish of North Meols, on the western coast of Lancashire, p. 71, https://archive.org/stream/descriptivehisto00robiiala/descriptivehisto00robiiala_djvu.tx [accessed 31/03/2017].
1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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.
