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Elizabeth Lawrence Allen married Alexander Balcarres Hay 18/06/1782 in St James, Jamaica. Elizabeth Ogilvie Hay baptised in St James 1783 and buried there in January 1792. Another Elizabeth Ogilvie Hay with the same parents was baptised in St James in May 1792. Alexander was buried in St James in 1807.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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Spouse
Elizabeth Lawrence Allen
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Children
Elizabeth Ogilvie (1783-1792), Elizabeth Ogilvie (1792-)
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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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1809 [EA] - 1809 [LA] → Previous owner
Given as A. B. Hay, but identifiable as Alexander Balcarres Hay by the presence of Elizabeth L. Hay, widow of Alexander Balcarres Hay, in later registrations. |
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1811 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Husband → Wife
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 2025
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Alexander Balcarres Hay', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146652443 [accessed 8th January 2025].
