1788 - ????
Sarah Malcom, daughter of Robert Monkton Malcom and Mary Chambers, born July 1788 and baptised in Hanover 13/12/1789.
Slave-owner in Hanover, Jamaica, died between 1820 and 1823. Very likely the mother of Susan McFarlane Campbell (q.v.), Mary Chambers Campbell (q.v.) and Sarah Dugald Campbell (q.v.). The three daughters were "white by law". Sarah Malcolm was listed as "free quadroon" at the baptism of her elder child Robert Campbell ("mestee") in Hanover 01/01/1812.
Sarah Malcolm registered six enslaved people in Hanover in 1817, all with the surnames Malcolm or Campbell. She registered six enslaved people also in Hanover in 1820. In 1823 the registration was made by John C. Evans (q.v.) as administrator of Sarah Malcolm deceased.
Familysearch.org, unindexed Jamaican parish registers, Hanover, Baptisms, marriages, burials 1725-1839 pp. 71, 139.
T71/190 p. 503; T71/191 pp. 480-481; T71/192 p. 330.
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
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1823 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Sarah Malcolm', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662483 [accessed 29th November 2024].
