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Charles McKnight

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Biography

Owner of Alscott estate in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Died between 1817 and 1819. After his death, Alscott passed to Mary McKnight and thence to Mary Morrison Laing.

Supervisor of the Workhouse in St Elizabeth in 1802 and 1808. Married Mary Morrison at St Elizabeth, 29/03/1798. His marriage appears in the parish registers under the heading "Marriages of persons not both white".


Sources

Jamaica Almanac (1802, 1808); St.Elizabeth, Jamaica, parish register (familysearch.org - unindexed Marriages and burials 1785-1825).

We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.

Further Information

Spouse
Mary Morrison

Associated Estates (1)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1809 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
Alscott / Success [ Jamaica | St Elizabeth ]

Relationships (1)

Charles McKnight
Husband → Wife
Mary McKnight (née Morrison)
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