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Co-owner of the Wales and Vreedenstein estates in Demerara, where he drowned c. 1821. Checkland shows his co-owner as Robert Edmonstone but for Wales the Slave Registers show 'C. Edmonston' for 1817.
Checkland The Gladstones pp. 124, 137 and 196.
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
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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:
'John Jones of Demerara', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651795 [accessed 29th November 2024].
