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Elizabeth, born 10/11/1790, baptised at the Tavern in St Thomas-in-the-East 28/10/1789, daughter of Mr and Mrs Petrie. These parents were probably Ninian and Elizabeth Petrie, whose younger children Helen, Andrew and Jane were baptised at Mount Ida in St Thomas-in-the-East in 1798.
Elizabeth Petrie and Helen Hoyes registered enslaved people as joint owners in Kingston in 1817. By 1820 they had inherited a further three enslaved people by legacy from Ninan Petrie. Helen Petrie had married John Hoyes in Kingston in 1817.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
T71/78 p. 255; T71/86 p. 140.
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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:
'Elizabeth Petrie', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/42368 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
