1801 - ????
Likely to be the Elizabeth Evans, the eldest of ten mestee children of Abe Evans (1766-1830), owner of Redbank estate in Manchester, Jamaica. Baptised 08/04/1820 with her nine siblings in Manchester, Jamaica.
Likely to be the Elizabeth Evans who had four reputed children with Francis Hall (q.v., owner of Battersea Plantation in Manchester): Margaret (1830), Charles (1832), Francis (1834) and Elizabeth.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
Will of Francis Hall planter of Manchester Middlesex proved 06/04/1850, PROB 11/2111/323.
We are grateful to Michael Rhodes for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Elizabeth Evans', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/15510 [accessed 16th November 2024].
