1744 - 17th Sep 1811
Slave-owner in Jamaica, shown as 'of Great Britain' in 1807. Not definitively further traced to date, but probably William Phillips III of Somerville or Summerville Dumfries, who reportedly died c. 1811.
In 1811, the following notice appeared in the Royal Gazette of Jamaica: “DIED - At his pen, in [Clarendon] parish, on the 17th inst. William Phillips, Esq, aged 67 years, a very old and respectable inhabitant of this island. For the last ten years he had resided near Dumfries, in Scotland, and had only returned to this island about four months ago, for the purpose of visiting his properties.”
We are grateful to Steven Carter for his assistance in compiling this entry.
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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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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1803 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Owner
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Father → Son
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Summerville, Maxwelltown, Dumfries (near), Dumfriesshire, Southern Scotland, Scotland
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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:
'William Phillips', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653743 [accessed 25th November 2024].
