1751 - ????
Army officer, appearing late in his life in the Slave Registers for St Kitts, having been an agent or attorney there for the Earl of Romney and in that capacity playing a bit part in the history of Betto (Elizabeth) Douglas. He was the son-in-law of William Wharton of St Kitts (d. 1784). To date no death-date or will for him has been traced by LBS.
The Anti-Slavery Reporter (London, England: Bagster and Thomas for the London Society for the Mitigation and Abolition of Slavery in the British Dominions) 2 (25): 1–7. June 1827; Caribbeana Vol. 1 p. 78, which details a monument in Bath Abbey erected by John George Goldfrap for William Wharton.
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Spouse
Sarah Wharton
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£1,381 12s 3d
Beneficiary unsuccessful
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£5,046 11s 3d
Unsuccessful claimant (Trustee)
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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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1828 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Owner
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Trustee → Beneficiary of Trust
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Son-in-law → Father-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:
'John George Goldfrap', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653749 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
