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Daughter of Major Martin Blake of Sevenoaks, and bequeathed the contingent remainder of his Antigua estates under his will with her sister Jane, behind their brother Martin Thomlinson Blake, whose own will was proved in 1777. She was apparently the mother of 'Countess' Selina Masterson (q.v.), an awardee of slave-compensation.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Blake
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Spouse
John Masterson
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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] - 1777 [LA] → Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman
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1777 [EA] - → Joint owner
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Daughter → Father
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Wife → Husband
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Mother → Daughter
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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 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Sarah Town Masterson (née Blake)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653097 [accessed 14th November 2024].
