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Son of William James and his wife Frances nee Rhodes. Died in May 1754.
Archbould James was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 1749 acres of land in St James.
Archibald James of St James, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1755. Slave-ownership at probate: 42 of whom 25 were listed as male and 17 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £2316 Jamaican currency of which £1817.5 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £0 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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Planter
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Uncle → Nephew
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Uncle → Nephew
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Son → Mother
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
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:
'Archibald James', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146657315 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
