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Thomas and Samuel Wheeler were listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owners of 270 acres of land in St Catherine, 1020 acres in St Thomas-in-the-East and 250 acres in St Thomas-in-the-Vale, total 1540 acres.
Probably the Thomas Wheeler baptised in St Catherine in 1714, son of Philip Wheeler senior and his wife Elizabeth.
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.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'Thomas Wheeler', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146660349 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
