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Significant slave-owner in Jamaica, dying c. 1780. Co-owner with John Bryan (q.v.) of a group of estates among which they appear to have allocated some to each of them. To date nothing further has been traced of him, but probably the father or uncle of the Hon. William Bryan (q.v.).
William Bryan was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 50 acres of land in St Thomas-in-the-East.
'A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/1754lead.htm.
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Absentee?
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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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1778 [EA] - 1778 [LA] → Owner
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1779 [EA] - 1779 [LA] → Joint owner
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1780 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Previous owner
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1776 [EA] - 1776 [LA] → Administrator
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1776 [EA] - 1776 [LA] → Administrator
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1778 [EA] - 1778 [LA] → Owner
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1779 [EA] - 1780 [LA] → Previous owner
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Business associates
Notes →
William Bryan was the adminstrator of John...
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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:
'William Bryan', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650817 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
