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Slave-owner in St Andrew, Jamaica, as guardian of his son Joseph Depass Martel.
Joseph Depai [sic] Martel, son of Joseph Martel and Elizabeth Bagon his wife, "both free quadroons", was born 07/11/1810 and baptised 11/12/1810 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Guardian
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1815 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Other
He appears to have considered himself joint owner, though Margaret his wife registered these enslaved people as sole owner. |
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Husband → Wife
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Father → Son
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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:
'Joseph Martel', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146654331 [accessed 16th November 2024].
