1746 - ????
The eldest of four daughters of George Leslie, a merchant in Aberdeen, and his wife Katharine nee Irvine. The daughters were the heirs of their maternal uncle Dr Charles Irvine who co-owned Friendship estate in St Thomas-in-the-East, Jamaica. Not married at the time Charles Irvine wrote his will in 1790. No will has been found for Katharine Leslie.
GROS 168/A 10 216; will of Charles Irvine PROB 11/1247/94.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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1794 [SY] - → Joint owner
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Niece → Uncle
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Sisters
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Sisters
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Sisters
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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, North-east Scotland, Scotland
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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:
'Katharine Leslie', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653601 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
