8th Jul 1795 - ????
John Smellie, born 08/07/1795 and baptised 10/09/1795 in Kingston, Jamaica, son of Frances Wilson, "a mulatto woman", and John Smellie. Inherited enslaved people from his mother who died before 1817.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
Acquired some of these enslaved people in his own right by 1823. |
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Ward → Guardian
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Brothers
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Natural Son → Mother
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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:
'John Smellie', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146659537 [accessed 21st December 2024].
