1790 - 1854
Slave-owner in Grenada, apparently resident, and reportedly dying there in 1854. Acquired enslaved people between 1826 and 1829 on his marriage to Cinderella Commissiong.
An unsourced online family tree gives him as the son of Caleb Hayling and Henrietta nee Dyer. Born in Grenada in 1790, dying in Grenada in 1854. Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Island of Grenada and its Dependencies 19/08/1841. Father of 8 children born before his marriage to Cinderella, between 1811 and 1827.
Slave register for Grenada, 1829: T71/312 246-247.
'Family CHOLLET/CHOLLETT/CHOLLETTE in USA (from Moudon/Switzerland)', public member tree by Reynold Chollet on Ancestry.com.
We are grateful to Stephen Lewis for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Cinderella Commissiong
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£306 3s 7d
Awardee
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£27 10s 5d
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£221 17s 10d
Awardee
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£1,826 15s 1d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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£41 5s 8d
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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] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1832 [EA] - → Executor
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Executor
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Brother-in-laws
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Uncle → Nephew
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Uncle by...
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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:
'Ambrose Hayling', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/11093 [accessed 3rd May 2024].
