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John Strachan of St Ann, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1775. Slave-ownership at probate: 53 of whom 22 were listed as male and 31 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £4206.84 Jamaican currency of which £3470 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £681.59 currency debts and £0 currency plate.
The will of John Strachan of St Ann was proved in Jamaica 11/02/1773.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
Island Record Office, LOS 41.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Occupation
Planter
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1774 [EA] - 1788 [LA] → Previous owner
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9th Oct 1760 - 1801
Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader
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:
'Captain John Strachan', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146659829 [accessed 26th December 2024].
