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Slave-owner in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, in 1834.
Susanna Dennis, born 23/09/1796 and baptised 21/07/1800, daughter of Roger Taylor Dennis (q.v.) and "free sambo" Elizabeth Barrett. Her sister Hannah Dickenson Dennis was baptised the same day. Also sister of John Dennis (born 1794 and baptised 1796 in St Elizabeth, possibly q.v.).
Susannah Denniss registered ownership of one enslaved person in St Elizabeth in 1826 inherited from Roger Taylor Denniss.
Familysearch.org, Jamaican Parish Registers, St Elizabeth, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1705-1820 p. 93.
T71/169 p. 241.
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£48 13s 11d
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Natural Daughter → Father
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Sister → Brother
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Susan Dennis', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/23280 [accessed 21st February 2025].
