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"Free mestee" and mother of three children baptised in St Catherine, Jamaica: Foster March (1790), Eleanor Brown March (1801), William Thomas March (1804) and twins Foster Henry March and Maria Eliza March (1810). Presumed to also be the mother of Arabella Sympson March, Christian March, Philippa Louisa March, Sarah Frances Matilda March and Frances March, all joint owners of Union plantation in St Catherine. At least some of the children were in were absent from Jamaica 1820-1826.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]. See estate information for Union.
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Children
[illeg.] Foster March (1790-), Eleanor Brown March (1801-), William Thomas March (1804-)
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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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1820 [EA] - → Other
Purchaser of enslaved people from this estate. |
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1820 [EA] - → Owner
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1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Agent
Possibly owner in 1817, she may have transferred ownership to her children by conveyance by 1820. She was certainly agent to her children 1820-1823. |
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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Mother → Natural Son
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Mother → Natural Son
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Mother → Natural Son
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Mother → Natural Son
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Mary Louisa Willis Thomas Matthews', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146652039 [accessed 20th April 2024].
