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Eleazer Wignall of St Thomas-in-the-East married Anna Maria Hall, daughter of William Hall of Hall's Delight, in Kingston 24/06/1727.
The will of Eleazar Wignall was proved in Jamaica in 1741.
Eleazer Wignall of St Thomas-in-the-East, Esquire. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1743. Slave-ownership at probate: 71 of whom 32 were listed as male and 39 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £2879.61 Jamaican currency of which £2315 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £0 currency debts and £0 currency plate.
Possibly the son of James Wignall of St Thomas-in-the-East, who died c. 1711.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts [online database with images].
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919) vol. 2 p. 164.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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Spouse
Anna Maria Hall
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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Brother-in-laws
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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:
'Eleazer Wignall', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146660325/ [accessed 19th April 2024].
