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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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1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Owner
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This estate has not been further traced beyond the 1811 and1812 entries in the Jamaica Almanacs. |
Estate Information (2) |
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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier [Stock] 166 Registered to Rebecca Virgo.
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Trel.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1811
[Number of enslaved people] 209(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier [Stock] 24 Registered to Rebecca Virgo.
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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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:
'Montpelier [ Jamaica | Trelawney ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/18713 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
