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Widow of Timothy Thornhill of St Michael Barbados, who left her £4000 and 16 'slaves' in his will made in 1811 with a codicil of 1813 but reportedly not proved until 11/05/1831 [sic].
Brandow, Genealogies of Barbados Families p. 520.
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Spouse
Timothy Thornhill
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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] - 1826 [LA] → Previous owner
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Daughter-in-law → Father-in-law
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Sedgwick Thornhill', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146640065 [accessed 11th October 2024].
