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"Of colour. John Napier Dawes was born [blank] Elizabeth Dawes was born [blank] baptised 20th November 1790 son and daughter of James Mitchell Dawes and Elizabeth his wife."
Probably the J. N.Dawes who married Margaret Reddie in Hanover 04/02/1814. They had three children: John Napier born 1817, Elizabeth Reddie born 1818 and Andrew Reddie born 1820.
Familysearch.org, unindexed Jamaican parish registers, Hanover, Baptisms, marriages, burials 1725-1839, p. 73.
Ibid. pp. 134, 160.
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Spouse
Mary
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Children
John Napier (1817-), Elizabeth Reddie (1818-), Andrew Reddie (1820-)
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£128 14s 7d
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£77 17s 1d
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£29 3s 1d
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£30 19s 2d
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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] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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Son-in-law → Mother-in-law
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'John Napier Dawes', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/22556/ [accessed 8th October 2024].
