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Owner of St Andrews Hill in St James, Jamaica. Described in the will of her daughter Susanna Ann Gordon as bequeathing St Andrews Hill to her three unmarried daughters, of whom Susanna Ann was the only survivor.
Susanna Ann, Henry Edward William and Thomas Lawrence, children of Henry Gordon and his wife Rachel, were baptised in St James, Jamaica, 08/01/1771. Elizabeth Catharine Williams Gordon, same parents, baptised in St James 15/01/1778, Ann baptised, also in St James, 08/10/1778. Elizabeth Mary in St James 06.08/1792.
PROB 11/1896/382.
Familysearch.org batch no. I03814-1.
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Spouse
Henry Gordon
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Children
Anne, Susannah Ann, Thomas Lawrence, Henry Edward William, two other daughters
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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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1809 [EA] - 1832 [EY] → Owner
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Mother → Daughter
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Mother → Daughter
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Mother → Son
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'Rachel Lawrence Gordon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650365/ [accessed 19th April 2024].
