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Daughter of Henry White, married Dr John White (q.v.) (nephew of naturalist Rev. Gilbert White of Selborne (1720-1793)). John White left his sixth share in Galways plantation in Montserrat to his wife Elizabeth in 1821, although how he came by this share isn't clear. Nor is it clear that he actually owned the share outright.
Richard Mabey, Gilbert White: A Biography of the Author of The Natural History of Selborne (Charlottesville, Virginia, 2007) p. 217.
PROB 11/1646/108 Will of Doctor John White, Doctor of Medicine of Bath, Somerset.
We are grateful to Rita Lamb for her assistance with compiling this entry.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
John White
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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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1821 [SY] - → Joint owner
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Wife → Husband
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Bath, Somerset, South-west England, England
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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:
'Elizabeth White', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146635174 [accessed 21st November 2024].
