Thomas Whittle

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Biography

Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, owner of Grampian until c. 1832, and awardee of slave compensation for eight enslaved people.

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SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner

Grampian [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]

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People of Interest

Ann Katherine Storer (née Hill)

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.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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:
'Thomas Whittle', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/15885 [accessed 25th November 2024].

UCL History Dept