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Married Thomas Shirley 2 April 1771 at Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Previously married to Sir Stephen Anderson (q.v.), under whose will she was tenant-for-life of his plantation (and enslaved people) in Barbados, with remainder to his great-niece and great-nephew Anna Maria Stephens and Ellys Anderson Stephens. The estate was unnamed in his will but has been identified by LBS from the compensation records as Byde Mill.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Elsegood
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Spouse
Rear-Admiral Hon. Thomas Shirley
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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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1773 [EA] - → Tenant-for-life
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Wife → Husband
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Wife → Second Husband
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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:
'Dame Mary Shirley formerly Anderson (née Elsegood)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648655 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
