???? - 1835
Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, widow of James Virgo.
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Maiden Name
Wisdom
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Spouse
James Virgo
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£1,346 1s 7d
Other association
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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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1803 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Shown as owner of group of enslaved people on Belmont 1803-1834 and also as the executor/ executrix for the estate and a larger group of enslaved people attached to it 1817-1832 |
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1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Owner
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1820 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Agent
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1832 [EA] - → Executrix
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Executor → Testator
Notes →
Mary Ruthven nee Virgo was probably the daughter of her executrix Rebecca Crouch Gallimore...
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Aunt → Nephew
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Aunt → Nephew
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Widow → Deceased Husband
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Mother → Son
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Daughter-in-law → Father-in-law
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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:
'Rebecca Crouch Gallimore Virgo (née Wisdom)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648875 [accessed 15th October 2024].
