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Eldest son and heir of John Taylor (Tailyour) of Kirktonhill (q.v.) (from whom inherited personalty including debts owed by John Tailyour's brother Robert Taylor of Ember Court (q.v.)), and brother of Simon Taylor of Kingston (q.v.). To date no direct slave-ownership has been traced for him.
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Kirktonhill, Aberdeenshire, North-east Scotland, Scotland
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'Robert Taylor of Kirktonhill', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146654033 [accessed 31st December 2024].
