1758 - 1836
Resident slave-owner in Jamaica.
William Henry, son of Sarah Twist by James Bicknall, born 13/04/1783 and baptised in Kingston, 26/06/1783.
James Bicknell of Kingston, merchant, married Margaret Powell Brooks of St Catherine, widow, by licence in St Catherine, 26/01/1788. Their son James William was baptised in Kingston in 1788 and another son, Henry Powell, in Kingston in 1791.
James Bicknell was buried at Harkers Hall, St Thomas-in-the-Vale, 21/04/1836 age 78.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
Ibid.
Ibid.
We are grateful to Anthea Eccles for her assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Margaret Powell Brooks
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Children
James William, Henry Powell
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Occupation
Merchant
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£1,349 11s 2d
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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1799 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1839 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Father → Son
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Father-in-law → Daughter-in-law
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Bicknell', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/18726 [accessed 26th November 2024].
