2nd Jan 1742 - 1796
Resident slave-owner in Jamaica.
Probably the William, son of James Cooper and Ann Wright born 02/01/1742 and baptised 11/01/1742 in St Elizabeth, Jamaica (from a later copy of the register). Note the year of baptism is unclear.
William Burt Wright was buried at Lacovia, 05/02/1796.
Unsourced family tree: http://www.stclairresearch.com/alex/jamaica.html" [accessed 29/11/2018].
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
Familysearch.org, Jamaican parish registers, St Elizabeth, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1705-1820) p. 339.
We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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Children
William Burt Wright II
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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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1807 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Previous owner
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Father → Son
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Father → Son
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Father → Daughter
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Father-in-law → Daughter-in-law
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Brothers
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Uncle → Nephew
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 Burt Wright I', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650993 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
