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Mary Rush Denniss, born 05/04/1803 and baptised 20/01/1813 in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, daughter of Roger Taylor Dennis and Elizabeth Barrett, "a free sambo".
Mary Rush Denniss registered ownership of two enslaved boys inherited from Roger Taylor Denniss in St Elizabeth in 1826.
Familysearch.org, Jamaican Parish Registers, St Elizabeth, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1705-1820 p. 172.
T71/169 pp. 239-240.
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Name in compensation records
Mary R. Denniss
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£34 13s 0d
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Natural Daughter → Father
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Sister → Brother
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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:
'Mary Rush Denniss', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/23909 [accessed 2nd May 2024].
