1760 - 1832
Resident slave-owner on Barbados, husband of Elizabeth Merritt and deceased in 1832.
The Caribbean Family History site carries a monumental inscription at St Michael Barbados to Richard Merrite [sic] who died 10/06/1832 aged 72, to his grandson John Richard Allder who died 09/06/1833 aged 12 months, daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Allder who died 15/08/1833 in her 25th year, and Elizabeth Merritt relict of the above who died 10/11/1856 aged 84, http://www.caribbeanfamilyhistory.org/mi/Details.aspx?id=3204 [accessed 13/10/2016].
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Spouse
Elizabeth
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Children
Charlotte Elizabeth
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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] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Guardian
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1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Executor
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Father → Daughter
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Father → Daughter
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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:
'Richard Merritt', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146632298 [accessed 10th March 2025].
