1809 - 1890
London banker, grandson of Robert Cooper Lee (q.v.) and son of Favell Bourke Bevan nee Lee. He has an entry in the ODNB that explicitly acknowledges the slave-owning of his mother's family.
Hannah, Leslie. "Bevan, Robert Cooper Lee (1809–1890), banker." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 3 Apr. 2020. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-47420.
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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:
'Robert Cooper Lee Bevan', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146664813 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
