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Inferred to have been the George Grant who was owner of Airy Castle in Jamaica: the son-in-law of George Grant of Burdyards, William Fraser Tytler (q.v.), appeared as awardee of compensation for three of the enslaved people on the estate, 'having married the only daughter of George Grant.' George Grant of Burdyards died c. 1819 according to online sources. Purchased Burdyards c. 1796.
'Margaret Cu[s]sans Grant' in Eleanor Harris, The Episcopal Congregation of Charlotte Chapel Website (online, archive.stjohns- edinburgh.org.uk, 2011); Decisions of the Court of Session November 1825 to November 1826 (1826) 'Grant etc v Tytler etc.'
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Children
Margaret Cussans or Cussens or Cusens
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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] - 1819 [LA] → Owner
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1794 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Not known
Shown as acting trustee in 1794 and then 'in the possession of' or 'registered to' George Grant in an unidentified capacity |
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Father → Daughter
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Burdyards, Forres, Moray, North-east Scotland, Scotland
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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:
'George Grant of Burdyards', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648705 [accessed 21st November 2024].
