1778 - ????
William C. Walker, living on Bamboo estate in Hanover, Jamaica, in the census of 1823, age 45, white. Also present: F. G. Walker, age 35, white; E. A. Bucknor, 35, white; James Berladie, age 47, white, Mary Bucknor, age 21, "quadroon", Thomas Hill, age 26, "quadroon", Frances Walker, age 7, "Sambo" and Elizabeth Purdy, age 9, "Sambo".
'A Census of the White & Brown inhabitants & other Persons of Free Condition of the Parish of Hanover distinguishing their Sexes, Colour, Ages and places of Residence' transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Cen23ha1.htm.
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William Carr Walker
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£492 0s 4d
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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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1832 [EA] - → Owner
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1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
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Wife → Husband
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Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Francis Gent Walker', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/16068 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
