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Awarded the compensation for a 1/8th share of the Bachelors Adventure and Enterprise estate, with his 6 siblings and his mother (who may appear as Elizabeth Hopkinson in the compensation records, although she and John Hopkinson were apparently not married).
Son of John Hopkinson (q.v.) and Elizabeth Rogers, brother of Benjamin, Jonathan, Hugh etc. (six siblings), and half-brother of Thomas, Joseph and Elizabeth (each of whom q.v.).
Born Demerara sometime between 1810-1816. Christened St James', Liverpool 8 October 1816, at the same time as his brothers Jonathan and Jonas, sons of John and Elizabeth Hopkinson, planter, of Mill Street Toxteth Park.
Will of David Hopkinson of Whitehead's Grove, Chelsea, written in 1833 and proved 14/12/1838.
T71/885 British Guiana no. 568A&B.
Ancestry.com, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906.
PROB 11/1904.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£36,270 18s 2d
Awardee
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£15,041 18s 3d
Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Mortgagee)
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Whitehead's Grove, Chelsea, London, Middlesex, London, England
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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:
'David Hopkinson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/41758 [accessed 26th November 2024].
