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Lieutenant-Governor of Berbice, dying there in 1810. Son and heir of William Woodley MP (q.v.). To date no will has been found for him, but the claim for Needsmust (St Kitts no. 210) was awarded to trustees under that will and shows some details from it, including his widow Eliza, his daughters Frances and Arabella and what appears to be a son, Captain William Woodley (q.v).
St Kitts no. 210.
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Spouse
Eliza
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Children
Frances-Anne; Arabella; William [?]
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£2,770 17s 3d
Other association
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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] - 1831 [LA] → Previous owner
William Woodley is described only inconsistently as deceased in the Slave Registers of 1817-1831. |
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1793 [SY] - 1810 [EY] → Tenant-for-life
The Nichola Town estate was left in trust for his son William Woodley by William Woodley MP in 1793. |
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Son → Father
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Father → Daughter
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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:
'William Woodley Lt-Governor of Berbice', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146644867 [accessed 19th April 2024].
