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One of three children of Mary Wells, who was herself the reputed daughter of Richard Wells of Constitution Hill. No baptism has been found for Catherine, but her brother Joseph Wells Brockman, "free mulatto child" was baptised in Kingston in 1807.
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£163 8s 7d
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1813 [EA] - → Legatee
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Sister → Brother
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Natural Daughter → Mother
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Catherine Wells Brockman', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/13490 [accessed 26th December 2024].
