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Mary Woodcock was the daughter of Joseph Graham, who died intestate c. 1807. Jacob Graham, his uncle, removed enslaved persons to his Lapland estate. The compensation for Lapland was paid into the Chancery suits of Woodcock v Graham and Chard v Graham.
1.Will of Mary Woodcock of Sandwich Kent was proved 27/08/1835. In the will she refers to the lawsuits.
John Charlton, Hidden Chains. The Slavery Business and North East England 1600-1865 (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne Bridge Publishing, 2008 p. 141.
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Maiden Name
Graham
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Spouse
Francis Woodcock
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£1,798 3s 8d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Mother-in-law → Son-in-law
Notes →
Edward Chard was also the executor of his mother-in-law Mary...
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9th Oct 1760 - 1801
Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader
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:
'Mary Woodcock (née Graham)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/17938 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
