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Purchased a share in Spring estate in St Andrew, Jamaica, from his niece Mary Elbridge, then bequeathed it to his wife Mary for life, and thereafter to his brothers John and Thomas and his nieces Mary and Rebecca in equal portions. The estate had previously been owned by Robert's brother Aldworth Elbridge. Robert Elbridge was deceased by 1727 and his wife Mary by 1745.
Robert Elbridge of Kingston, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1727. Slave-ownership at probate: 83 of whom 42 were listed as male and 41 as female. 19 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £4393.88 Jamaican currency of which £2647 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £366.13 currency cash, £527.43 currency debts and £141.89 currency plate.
'Eldridge Family' papers at Bristol Record Office, including correspondence on the management of Spring estate, see http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/9ab56568-8988-4b9c-b98b-be209541de40 [accessed 19/02/2018].
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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Spouse
Mary
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Planter
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- 1727 [LA] → Joint owner
Purchased a moity from his niece Mary. Deceased by 1727. |
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Uncle → Niece
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Uncle → Niece
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'Robert Elbridge or Eldridge', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662241 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
