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Previous owner of Scarlett Hall in St James. Dead by 1775.
Thomas Morris, senior of St James, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1775. Slave-ownership at probate: 55 of whom 33 were listed as male and 22 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £5841.45 Jamaican currency of which £4128 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £224 currency cash, £0 currency debts and £0 currency plate.
The will of Thomas Morris of St. James, Planter was proved in Jamaica 15/05/1775.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
LOS 42.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
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1794 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Previous owner
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1774 [EA] - → Owner
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Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Thomas Morris', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146649161 [accessed 27th November 2024].
