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Elizabeth Margaret Yearwood had owned 21 enslaved people who became the property of James William Bibby when they married in St Michael, Barbados, 8 March 1823. (For the names of their 9 children see entry for James W. Bibby.)
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Maiden Name
Yearwood
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Spouse
James William Bibby
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Children
3 daughters; 6 sons
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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] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
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Wife → Husband
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Daughter → Mother
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Sister → Brother
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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 Margaret Bibby (née Yearwood)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146645539 [accessed 5th February 2025].
