No Dates
The compensation records show a Mrs Maria Gilchrist as the sister of John Gray (q.v.); Vere Langford Oliver shows 'Rebecca Maria Harriet, dau. of John Gray, married William Gilchrist'. Either therefore Mrs Maria Gilchrist, or possibly her daughter in which case she was the niece of John Gray and sister of Elizabeth Grace Gilchrist (both of whom q.v.).
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£716 13s 10d
Unsuccessful claimant
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£334 3s 9d
Awardee
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£2,075 15s 9d
Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Sisters
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Mother → Daughter
Notes →
The identity of Rebecca Maria Harriet Gilchrist has not been fully confirmed. She was either the sister or niece of John Gray and mother or sister of Elizabeth Grace...
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Niece → Uncle
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Sister → Brother
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The identity of Rebecca Maria Harriet Gilchrist has not been fully confirmed. She was either the sister or niece of John Gray and mother or sister of Elizabeth Grace...
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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:
'Rebecca Maria Harriet Gilchrist', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/322 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
