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Mother of Margaret Jane Bayley, who was the daughter of John Bayley of Content in St Thomas-in-the-East, Jamaica. Very likely also the mother of the two daughters of John Bayley of Content in St Thomas-in-the-East, Jamaica. Certainly she acted as agent for all three girls 1823-1826.
1817 slave regsiter as mother and guardian of Margaret Jane Bayley, T71/145 p. 52. See Content estate for more slave regsiter entries for this estate with Mary Atkinson Bayley as agent.
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1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Agent
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Wife → Husband
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Mother → Daughter
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Mother → Daughter
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Mother → Daughter
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Mother-in-law → Son-in-law
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Mother-in-law → Son-in-law
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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:
'Mary Atkinson Bayley', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653599 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
