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Wife and then widow of Thomas Higson. There is some confusion in the records which shows 'Mary Elizabeth Justine' and 'Delafitte Higson' as separate people. 'Delafitte Higson also appears in the memorial inscription for her husband Thomas Higson recored in Kingston churchyard. LBS has concluded that these were a single individual.
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Maiden Name
Delafitte
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Spouse
Thomas Higson
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£312 3s 5d
Awardee
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£226 17s 10d
Awardee
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£26 12s 2d
Awardee
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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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1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Joint owner
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Wife → Husband
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Other relatives
Notes →
Co-heir and presumably...
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Mary Eliz Justine Higson (née Delafitte)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/43186 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
