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'Simon Fraser of Belladrum' (q.v.), son of Col. James Fraser [c. 1732-1808] of Belladrum near Inverness, and brother of James and Evan. Married 1801. 1814 came to England; Fraser 1815 went out to Batavia: wife returned to Berbice under protection of Thomas Brittlebank, had two illegitimate children by him. Divorce. This Simon Fraser's plantations are given as Brighton and Wellington Park, neither of which has yet been identified in the compensation records but which appear in the Slave Registers for 1818 and 1819. In 1819, Simon Fraser registered '168 negro and one mulatto slaves' on Wellington Park, which was described as 'formerly divided into Kilmorack, Cromartie, Geanies and Tarlogie' situated on the west coast of the Corratyne River while Hugh Bethune as substitute attorney for Simon Fraser registered '73 negroes and 2[?] mulattos, slaves' on Brighton (q.v.) situated on the Corretyne Coast Berbice.
David Alston, Highlanders & Slaves, 1819 Slave Registers Berbice.
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Miss van Batenburg
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
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:
'Simon Fraser of Belladrum', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146632042 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
