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Co-owner of Retreat estate with Joseph Eddy (q.v.): both men appear to have died c. 1768. David Bernard the elder appears to have been connected with the Bernard family of Bristol - his executor was shown as Charles Bernard. In most accounts of that family the first generation in Jamaica is shown only through Charles Bernard (1720-1790), father inter alios of Charles Bernard, David Bernard and William Rhodes Bernard (each of whom q.v.), but the evidence points to at least one generation in Jamaica prior to Charles Bernard (1720-1790), who was possibly the brother of David Bernard the elder.
E.g. 'Descendants of Richard James', http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/j/JamesRichard.htm [accessed 01/03/2017].
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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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1767 [EA] - 1767 [LA] → Joint owner
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1769 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Previous owner
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Business associates
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'David Bernard the elder', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651129/ [accessed 20th April 2024].
