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The will of John Roe [heretofore of the island of Jamaica, afterwards of Upper Bedford Place but now residing at] Boulogne France [made in 1835] was proved 23/07/1850. In the will he appointed trustees including Isaac Westmoreland (q.v) for his wife Hannah and then his daughter Maria. He does not mention his specific estate in Jamaica or the apprenticeship, implying he might have sold it and their services during the compensation process (in which he received the award for the Caen Wood estate).
PROB 11/2117/9.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic?
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£3,976 15s 9d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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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1819 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
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1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
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Boulogne, France
Notes →
Of Boulogne when he made his will in 1835 |
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:
'John Roe', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/11753 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
