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Resident slave-owner on Barbados, and probably the Joseph Connell at that time manager of The Thickets who testified in the aftermath of Bussa's Rebellion of 1816, attributing the rising to the discussion for the Slave Registry bill 'as it led the slaves to believe it was measure intended to set them free.'
Report from a Select Committee of the House of Assembly appointed to inquire into the origin, causes and progress of the late insurrection (reprinted London, 1818) pp. 49-50.
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£19 8s 4d
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£151 9s 5d
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£38 16s 9d
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£4,691 14s 5d
Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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£3,330 8s 4d
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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] - 1817 [LA] → Manager
See also Joseph Connell, awardee on Barbados 2577 and Barbados 2578. |
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1832 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Not known
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Joseph Connell', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/4036 [accessed 19th April 2024].
