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This is very likely the woman described by Irish-born landowner Patrick Joseph Purcell as "free negro woman Franchine". Franchine was his 'housekeeper' and bore him six "coloured" sons one of whom was William Purcell (q.v.).
Fanchine Purcell is listed as owning one enslaved woman in the 1823 Grenada Slave Register. She did not sign, but rather made her mark.
1807 Will of Patrick Joseph Purcell.
1823 Grenada Slave Register (all except St. George) TNA T71/268, Ancestry.com. Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1812-1834 [database on-line].[The transcription on Ancestry.com lists her as Franchine, but the original document says Fanchine].
We are grateful to Phillip Bellamy for his assitance in compiling this entry.
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Children
Phillip Purcell (b. abt 1796), Alexander Purcell (b. abt 1797), William Purcell (1798-1854), Joseph Purcell (b. abt 1800), Redmond Purcell (b. abt 1802), Robert Purcell (1806- )
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Franchine Purcell, a free woman of colour, was mother of Joseph Purcell's grandchildren from her relationship with Patrick Joseph...
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Fanchine (Franchine?) Purcell', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/10827 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
