3rd Feb 1803 - ????
Born 03/02/1803 in Bristol, daughter of William Bennett and Elizabeth Corne Bennett nee Pownall. Inherited a share in Silver Hill estate in St Andrew, Jamaica, in trust on the death of her uncle James Corne Pownall in 1824. Married Jeremiah Mais in Westbury-on-Trym in 1831. They had three children: Emmeline Elizabeth (1832-), Charles Jeremiah (1838-) and Frederick William (1841-), all born in Westbury on Trym. At Westbury Hill in the census of 1841 with her husband and children as well as her sister Sarah Bennett and two female servants. At 7 Grove Place in the same town in 1851, with her mother, sister and children and one female servant. No death has been found for Emmeline Corne Mais.
Ancestry.com, England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 [database online]; PROB 11/1719/375; 1841 and 1851 censuses online.
We are grateful to Howard Mais, Rita Lamb and Jill Britton for their assistance with compiling this entry.
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British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Bennett
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Spouse
Jeremiah Mais
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Children
Emmeline Elizabeth (1832-), Charles Jeremiah (1838-) and Frederick William (1841-)
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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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1824 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
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Daughter → Mother
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Bristol, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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7 Grove Place, Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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Westbury Hill, Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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:
'Emmeline Corne Mais (née Bennett)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146654725 [accessed 21st November 2024].
