4th Jul 1808 - ????
Daughter of Hon. Isaac Allen (owner of Breadnut Valley in St Elizabeth, Jamaica) and his wife Cecilia. Baptised in St Elizabeth in 1809. Her mother died between 1817 and 1820 leaving 5 young children. Her father died c. 1821; Breadnut Valley was in the hands of receivers in 1823 and by 1829 it had been bought by Edward Smith. Cecilia inherited enslaved people from her mother and her eldest brother (Isaac junior, died by 1829). Probably deceased herself by 1832 when she was not named as an owner in the slave registers. Not found in British records from 1841.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]. See evolutions for Breadnut Valley (JA2337), her mother's unnamed property (JA12025) and her brother's property (JA12027).
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Absentee?
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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] - 1829 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
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1829 [EA] - → Trust beneficiary
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Daughter → Father
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Daughter → Mother
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Cecilia Hill Allen', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146639613 [accessed 10th December 2024].
