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Major slave-owner on St Lucia. His widow appears to have been Elizabeth Motet Alexander. His will dated 1802 was subject to contestation by his daughters at the time of compensation.
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Absentee?
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£2,053 12s 2d
Other association
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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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1815 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Previous owner
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1818 [EA] - 1818 [LA] → Previous owner
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Father → Son
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'William Alexander of St Lucia', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/-1185418753 [accessed 19th April 2024].
