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Will of Abraham Chalwill Hill planter of the island of St John [made in 1814] proved 24/11/1820. In the will he referred to an earlier will in which he had disposed of property on Tortola to his natural children Elizabeth Martin Smith (wife of William Henry Smith), Henry Jennings Hill, Ruth Ann Hill, Mary Hill and George Hill then in England.
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Absentee?
West Indian
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Children
Henry Jennings; Ruth Ann; Mary; George (natural children)
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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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1818 [EA] - 1818 [LA] → Owner
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1822 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Previous owner
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1828 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Previous owner
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1818 [EA] - 1818 [LA] → Buyer
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Father → Natural Daughter
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Father → Natural Daughter
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Father → Natural Son
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Father → Natural Son
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Father → Natural Daughter
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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:
'Abraham Chalwill Hill', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146649671 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
