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Claimed unsuccessfully for compensation from Clifden estate in Westmoreland, Jamaica, for payment of dower. The previous owner was Peter Ferguson and the owner before that was James Ferguson.
James Ferguson and Maria Johnston had a daughter, Elizabeth, baptised in St Ann, Jamaica, in 1827.
T71//871 Westmoreland claim no. 512 (Clifden).
Ancestry.com, Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920 [database online].
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Name in compensation records
Maria Johnston Ferguson
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Spouse
James Ferguson
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Children
Elizabeth
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£1,967 3s 9d
Unsuccessful claimant
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Widow → Deceased Husband
Notes →
Inferred by LBS....
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Maria J. Ferguson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634806 [accessed 20th April 2024].
