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Shown in the will of John Black (q.v.) as his natural daughter. After the slave register of 1823 but before his death in 1825, John Black had manumitted his daughter Euphemia Black and her children Samuel, Robert, Edward, Mary and Susan Schaw.
Will of John Black of Trelawny [made in 1825] proved 28/04/1826, PROB 11/1710/483. T71/235 entry by George Ogilvy and Ewen Cameron as executors and trustees of John Black deceased [unpaginated].
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£128 7s 1d
Awardee
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Natural Daughter → Father
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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:
'Euphemia Black', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/23665 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
