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Slave-owner in Jamaica, probably the brother of David Lyon senior (q.v.) and uncle of David Lyon junior (q.v). The burial of a James Lyon Esq. was recorded in Trelawny in 1807, consistent with the association shown in 1808 with James Lyon deceased in for the Barnstaple and Holland estates that later belonged to David Lyon senior and David Lyon junior. The identification is cemented by details in the will of Mary Allardice nee Lyon (q.v.), sister of James Lyon and David Lyon senior and according to her will the beneficiary of half of James Lyon's estate.
June 04, 1807, Trelawny, Jamaica (Source: B0006 Trelawny Parish Register I, 1771-1839, p. 192.)
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1808 [EA] - 1808 [LA] → Previous owner
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1808 [EA] - 1808 [LA] → Previous owner
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Uncle → Nephew
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Uncle → Nephew
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'James Lyon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650131 [accessed 20th April 2024].
