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Slave-owner on St Vincent, dying c. 1810. His son-in-law Warner Ottley (q.v.) together with Mrs Elizabeth Morgan (presumably the widow of James Gerald Morgan) were shown as co-owners of the New Adelphi estate and the enslaved people attached to it in 1817.
Kenneth Morgan shows a will for James Gerald Morgan with a date of 23/05/1810, https://eap.bl.uk/sites/default/files/legacy-eap/downloads/eap345_survey.pdf [accessed 06/08/2019]. James Gerald Morgan was also purchaser in a sale in 1788 by William Alexander the Provost Marshal whereby Morgan bought Lots 43 and 44 in Kingstown, Deed Book 1810, British Library, EAP688/1/1/21, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP688-1-1-21 pp. 377-378.
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Children
Elizabeth
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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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1787 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Trustee
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Trustee → Beneficiary of Trust
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Trustee → Beneficiary of Trust
Notes →
James Gerald Morgan held two moieties as trustee of Rutland Vale for Josias Jackson and John Mills...
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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:
'James Gerald Morgan', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662591 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
