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In a Levy Book list for an unidentified parish [probably St Andrew], Barbados, 1804, Straghan was listed as owning 39 enslaved. He was also listed as owning 1 windmill.
Levy Book for unidentified parish [probably St Andrew], 1804. Barbados Department of Archives, RB9/3/7.
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Hugh William Straghan', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146643989 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
