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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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1829 [EA] - → Joint owner
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Registered in St Andrew in 1823 jointly owned by William Henry Sowley and others. See JA19919. |
Estate Information (1) |
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot) 9(F) 10(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of W H Sowley as owner in right of his wife.
T71/102 163
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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:
'urban (Kingston) [ Jamaica | Kingston ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/21663 [accessed 23rd February 2025].
