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Richard Bennett was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 284 acres of land in St Thomas-in-the-Vale.
"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
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Father → Son
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Inferred relationship. William Powell Bennett's father is known to have been...
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Richard Bennett', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146656471 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
