1771 - 1825
Slave-owner in St Michael, Barbados, 1817-1823. Buried in Bridgetown (also her abode), 05/06/1825 aged 54. Her executrix was Antoinette B. Colquhoun. Free person of colour.
Barbados slave registers (see estate information); Familysearch.org, Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1849 [database online].
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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] - 1825 [EY] → Owner
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1826 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Testator → Executor
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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 Blackman Adams', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662761 [accessed 14th November 2024].
