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Trustee of Ellis Anderson Stephens, the tenant-for-life of Byde Mill estate in Barbados, appointed after counterclaims by the four daughters and sons-in-law of Ellis Anderson Stephens.
T71/898 Barbados claim no. 3777 (Byde Mill), which gives him as Edward Finch [sic] of Old Hall Steeple Bumstead [sic].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Occupation
Farmer
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£1,582 13s 7d
Awardee (Trustee)
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Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, South-East England, England
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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:
'Edward Fitch', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/4444 [accessed 26th November 2024].
