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Widow of John Graham (q.v.) and annuitant under his will, made in 1826 and proved in 1828. Her husband was living at Darlington when he made his will. Sophia Graham made a counterclaim for 4 years' arrears of her annuity c. 1835. She has not to date been further traced.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic?
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£1,952 4s 8d
Unsuccessful claimant (Annuitant)
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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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1834 [EA] - → Annuitant
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Widow → Deceased Husband
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Sophia Graham', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650477 [accessed 8th December 2024].
