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Alexander Dunkley, about 4 months old, reputed son of Thomas Johnson Dunkley by Marianne Patterson “belonging to William Harriott esq” was baptised in St Elizabeth 02/08/1798. The mother was baptised at the same time together with her child by another man (this latter child was recorded as made free, but no such remark accompanies the Dunkley entry).
Thomas Johnson Dunkley and Mary Laird, widow, both of the parish of St Elizabeth, were married there after banns, 30/09/1802. The record appears in a list of Marriages of Persons Not White.
Thomas Johnson Dunkley was among those assessed for not giving in property returns in St Elizabeth, 1813.
Familysearch.org, Jamaican Parish Registers, St Elizabeth, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1705-1820 p. 83.
Royal Gazette of Jamaica, 08/11/1813.
Familysearch.org, Jamaican Parish Registers, St Elizabeth, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1705-1820 p. 309.
We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Mary Laird
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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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1817 [EA] - → Joint owner
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Husband → Wife
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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:
'Thomas Johnson Dunkley', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146638073 [accessed 25th November 2024].
