???? - 1770
Owner of Ardsheal estate in St Thomas-in-the-East, Jamaica. Deceased by 1771. Accounts Produce filed in 1771 by his widow Anne as adminstratrix and guardian of Clementina Stewart, a minor.
Duncan Stewart of St Thomas-in-the-East, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1770. Slave-ownership at probate: 147 of whom 82 were listed as male and 65 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £11299.3 Jamaican currency of which £8317 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £3.56 currency cash, £1278.15 currency debts and £387.81 currency plate.
See estate information for Ardsheal.
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Spouse
Anne
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Children
Clementina
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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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1770 [EA] - 1771 [LA] → Previous owner
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Husband → Wife
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Father → Daughter
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Duncan Stewart', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146659797 [accessed 29th April 2024].
