Associated People (2) |
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - → Owner
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1820 [EA] - → Owner
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Enslaved people on this estate were moved to Broad Gate in St George, also owned by Charles Merrick, at some point between 1820 and 1823. |
Estate Information (2) |
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 59(Tot) 26(F) 29(M)
[Name] Water Valley Estate George Quinlan, owner.
T 71/33 725-727
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 53(Tot) 25(F) 28(M)
[Name] [no name given] Charles Merrick, owner [increase by purchase from George Quinlan].
T 71/34 271-272
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Water Valley [ Jamaica | St Mary ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/16333 [accessed 8th November 2024].
