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Absentee slave-owner by virtue of his marriage to Caroline Stephenson in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, 26/05/1823. She was heiress of George Stephenson of Liberty Hall, St Andrew, Jamaica.
Findmypast.co.uk, England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850 [database online].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Caroline Stephenson
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£699 17s 8d
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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1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Husband → Wife
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Stroud, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'Peter Hawker', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/16563 [accessed 25th April 2024].
