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Resident attorney, free man of colour.
1792 - "An act to entitle John Moncrieffe, of the parish of St Mary, a free quadroon man, planter, and Milborough his wife, a free mulatto woman, and their several children, named Mary Moncrieffe, Benjamin Scott Moncrieffe, Elizabeth Moncrieffe, John Moncrieffe, Milbrough Moncrieffe, and Ann Maria Moncrieffe, to the same rights and priviledges with English subjects, born of white parents, under certain restrictions."
Peter Moncrieffe, admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge, 04/06/1829. Of the West Indies, only son of Benjamin, Esquire, of St Anne's, Jamaica. Matriculated 1829. Migrated to Trinity, 12/11/1831; BA 1835. Admitted at the Inner Temple, 12/11/1832. Called to the Bar, 24/11/1837. Peter Moncrieffe, barrister, of York Place, son of Benjamin Scott Moncrieffe gentleman, married Henrietta Cary at St Mark Myddelton Square Islington 07/12/1840.
Higman, Plantation Jamaica p. 78.
The Laws of Jamaica: 1792-1799 Vol. 3, 1791 [unpaginated].
Ancestry.com, Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 [database online]; https://jamaica-history.weebly.com/peter-moncrieffe.html [accessed 24/01/2018]; Ancestry.com, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 [database online].
We are grateful to Jim Brennan for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Name in compensation records
Benjamin Scott Moncreiffe
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£2,221 5s 8d
Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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£1,286 6s 0d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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£3,025 11s 8d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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£5,496 13s 5d
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£1,012 14s 2d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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£1,166 13s 2d
Awardee (Mortgagee-in-possession)
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£217 1s 10d
Awardee
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£2,016 1s 3d
Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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£135 15s 3d
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£219 1s 5d
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£6,114 1s 10d
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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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1834 [EA] - → Judgement creditor
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1839 [EA] - → Not known
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1826 [EA] - → Executor
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1826 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Executor
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1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
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1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1819 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Owner
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1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Executor
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1826 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
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Other relatives
Notes →
Either son and mother or brother and...
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Executor → Testator
Notes →
Also either brothers or father and son. John Moncrieffe was described in 1815 as 'free man', which might refer to the father ( a'free quadroon') or the son. ...
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Brother → Sister
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
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:
'Benjamin Scott Moncrieffe', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/42214 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
