1773 - 1848
Resident in Jamaica, widow of Rhodes Evans, and previously married to a Mr James. Born c. 1773-1775, died 1848. Mother of Eleanor Evans and Elizabeth Alice Chambers (both q.v.) and aunt by marriage of Rebecca Cresse Evans and her siblings.
Charlotte Evans, age 50, "White" was living in Lucea in the Hanover census of 1823 with her daughter Ellen (Eleanor) Evans in an area dominated by the extended family of her son-in-law Richard Chambers.
Email from Patricia Jackson setting out and documenting the Evans family of Westmoreland and their relatives.
Hanover census of 1823 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Cen23ha2.htm.
We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Name in compensation records
Charlotte Evans
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Spouse
(1) Mr James (2) Rhodes Evans
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£308 14s 1d
Awardee
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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] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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Mother → Daughter
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Mother → Daughter
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Mother → Son
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Mother-in-law → Son-in-law
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Charlotte Earl Evans', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/23207 [accessed 25th November 2024].
