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One of the natural children of George Cruden of Suriname and Jane Rose Cruden the elder, a "free mulatto". Named in the will of George Cruden, written in 1818 and proved in 1822.
Jane Roze [sic] Cruden appears in the compensation records for Surinam in 1863 as the owner of two enslaved people (her sister Katherine Rose Cruden owned 21 enslaved people in Suriname at this time).
Will of George Cruden, PROB 11/1656/410.
Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Algemene Rekenkamer CB (Comptabel Beheer), Nummer toegang: 2.02.09.08, inventarisnummer: 230, http://proxy.handle.net/10648/3dea998e-16e9-417a-a834-de8b38a6f33a.
We are grateful to Carmen Klein for her assistance with compiling this entry.
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1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
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1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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Natural Daughter → Mother
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Natural Daughter → Father
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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:
'Jane Rose Cruden the younger', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146661235 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
