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Farmer, inherited a shared ownership of enslaved persons in Port Royal, Jamaica, through the family of his wife Mary Breakenridge (q.v.).
"John Breakenridge Farmer Killeonan[?] and Mary Breakenridge daughter of the deceased John Breakenridge late Merct. Campbeltown, both of this Parish, married 8th July [1816]."
Not to be confused with Mary’s brother John, as the petition of Charles Harvey indicates his claim was through his wife Mary.
T71/864 Port Royal claim nos. 71 and 72 (Philip's Valley).
General Register Office for Scotland, OPR Marriages, 507 050 118.
T71/1195 Petition of Charles Harvey.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£571 3s 10d
Beneficiary (Legatee)
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£261 17s 6d
Beneficiary
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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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1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Brother-in-laws
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Brother-in-laws
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Husband → Wife
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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Campbeltown, Argyll, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Breakenridge', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/-1029935429/ [accessed 3rd October 2024].
