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William Baker was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 240 acres of land in St James.
William Baker of St James, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1763. Slave-ownership at probate: 190 of whom 108 were listed as male and 82 as female. 34 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £15966.05 Jamaican currency of which £10422.25 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £3694.56 currency debts and £0 currency plate.
"A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754", TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/1754lead.htm.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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Occupation
Planter
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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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1763 [EA] - 1764 [LA] → Previous owner
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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 Baker', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146656403 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
