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Slave-owner in Jamaica, dying in 1785. He was survived for 40 years by his widow Elizabeth Simpson of Portland Place (q.v.).
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Absentee?
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Spouse
Elizabeth Lawrence
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Children
Margery; John
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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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- 1785 [EY] → Owner
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- 1785 [LA] → Joint owner
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- 1785 [EY] → Owner
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Father → Son
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Father → Daughter
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Grandfather → Grandson
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Father → Daughter
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Grandfather → Grandson
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Simpson of Bounty Hall', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648797 [accessed 31st December 2024].
