1802 - 1854
One of a group of Dutch co-awardees for enslaved people on Rotterdam and Gelderland estates in British Guiana.
We are grateful to Paul Koulen for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Maira Paulina Schumacher
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£7,830 4s 5d
Awardee
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£9,509 17s 11d
Awardee
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Other relatives
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Van der Pauw married the brother of Rookmaker's...
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Van der Laan was Rookmaker's aunt by...
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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:
'Dirk Wouter Rookmaker', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45386/ [accessed 13th September 2024].
