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"Of colour", slave-owner in Jamaica from at least 1817. Mother of David, Robert, Mary and probably Catherine Porter, children of Robert Porter of Sorn Hill (he died before 1817). Guardian of Catherine's children Ann, Catherine Diana, Jane and Frances, who had the surname Gascoigne.
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Name in compensation records
Francis Porter
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£79 16s 8d
Awardee
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£19 10s 10d
Awardee
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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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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Guardian
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Extra-marital relationships
Notes →
or possibly...
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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Mother → Natural Son
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Mother → Natural Son
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'Frances Porter', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/13156 [accessed 29th November 2024].
