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William Kelso the younger of Dankeith in the County of Ayr a colonel in HM's service. Robert and Archibald Kelso were party to the original indenture of 16/11/1816 that secured an annuity of £400 to Elizabeth Martin, the wife of John Halliday Martin. William Kelso the younger and Archibald Kelso the younger (q.v.) appear to be trustees to hold the compensation for the succesive benefit of Elizabeth Martin, Trecothick and Roper, Anna Maria Wightwick and George Savage Martin.
T71/1379 Antigua claim no. 360 (Nibb's). Special Awards in Trust.
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British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
Wm. Jun. Kelso
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£2,063 10s 5d
Awardee (Trustee)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'William Kelso junior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/40864 [accessed 24th February 2025].
