1788 - 26th Aug 1841
In partnership with William Cramsie and John Watt, of Kingston, with whom he was joint owner of enslaved people in Kingston and St George, Jamaica.
In 1835 James McDowell of the house of McDowell Cramsie and Watt was reported to have sent out to Jamaica, on the vessel James Ray, 121 emigrants of the labouring class from the neighbourhood of Ballymoney.
Death "On Thursday, the 26th ult., at the house of Mrs. Jefferson, in this town, aged 53, James M'Dowell, Esq., late of Kingston, Jamaica."
Windsor and Eton Express 21/11/1835.
Liverpool Mercury 10/09/1841.
We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Name in compensation records
James M'Dowell
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£260 17s 1d
Awardee
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£62 19s 2d
Awardee
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£736 3s 0d
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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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1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Name partner
McDowell, Cramsie & Watt
West India merchant |
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Business partners
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Business partners
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Business partners
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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:
'James McDowell', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/17340 [accessed 2nd February 2025].
