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Joint owner of True Blue in St George, Jamaica, until the early 1820s when the group of enslaved people were broken up and half were moved to Strathnavar as the property of William Robertson alone.
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
Tentative identification with this William Robertson |
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1826 [EA] - → Other
Purchased enslaved people from this estate. |
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 Robertson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146646983 [accessed 25th November 2024].
