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Son of John Burke of Burke's. Died 1821, leaving an unnamed estate in St Paul, Falmouth but almost certainly Burke's, in trust for his wife, Dorothy Bonnen nee Meredith. Oliver shows him as of St Marylebone in 1767 and 1768.
Vere Langford Oliver, History of Antigua Vol.I p. 84.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic?
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Spouse
(1) Frances (2) Dorothy Bonnen Meredith
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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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- 1821 [EY] → Owner
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Son → Father
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Nephew → Uncle
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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:
'John Burke of Antigua', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146644483 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
