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Née McKnight, awarded with Mary Smith (q.v.), her sister, the compensation for a single enslaved person on Tobago. Associated with Edinburgh but nothing further has been traced on the two women.
Tobago no. 156. Letter and petition T71/1610, Edinburgh [Scotland], sisters and daughters of Thomas McKnight of Tobago.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
McKnight
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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£21 15s 2d
Awardee
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Other relatives
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Sister or...
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Edinburgh, Midlothian (Edinburgh), Central Scotland, Scotland
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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:
'Charlotte Coyle (née McKnight)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/44279 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
