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Slave-owner in Jamaica, apparently resident
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Name in compensation records
William Shirriffe Tonge
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£169 7s 10d
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£167 8s 10d
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£29 3s 1d
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Online genealogical sources connect Caleb Tonge (d. 1826) and William Sheriffe Tonge (d. 1816) with the Tonge family of Nova Scotia, as sons of Winckworth Tonge and Martha Cottnam. If this correct,...
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Sheriff Tonge', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/43027 [accessed 7th December 2024].
