31st Jan 1783 - ????
Catherine Powell Williams, daughter of [blank] and Frances King, "a free Quad[roo]n]", born 31/01/1783 was baptised in St Catherine, Jamaica, 04/05/1786 on the same day as her brother Powell Williams.
Henry Williams Byles (born 17/06/1804) and John Williams Byles (born 30/11/1805), children of Catherine Powell Williams, "free mestee", were baptised in St Catherine, Jamaica, 06/07/1806. Likely the children of John Hodge Byles (q.v.).
Catherine Powell Williams registered ownership of 6 enslaved people in St Catherine in 1817, 5 in 1823 and 3 in 1826.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
Ibid.
T71/1 430-431; T71/4 700; T71/6 105.
We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Catherine Powell Williams', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146667289 [accessed 19th April 2024].
