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Slave-owner in Jamaica, owner of Charlemount, which came to him through his mother Sarah Stratford Cockburn nee Seymour. The family biographer gave his death-date as 1821, which appears incorrect.
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Name in compensation records
Charles S. Cockburn
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£906 17s 10d
Deceased 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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1817 [EA] - → Agent
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1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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1825 [EA] - 1827 [LA] → Other
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1820 [EA] - → Agent
Agent to John Moloney, the previous and possibly current owner |
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Brother → Sister
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Brother-in-laws
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Son → Mother
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Grandson → Grandfather
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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:
'Charles Seymour Cockburn', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/1917179910 [accessed 8th November 2024].
