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A trustee for Jane Akers Byam claimed the compensation for the enslaved people on Hutchinson estate in St Kitts. Sister of John Welch (a lunatic by the 1830s), and widow of Samuel Byam DD.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Welch
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Spouse
Samuel Byam
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£2,022 14s 9d
Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Legatee)
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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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1795 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Legatee
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Sisters
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Jane Akers Byam of Brussels (née Welch)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146645479 [accessed 25th December 2024].
