???? - 1865
Almost certainly a woman of colour, one of the natural children of Thomas Rogers the elder (q.v.) of Clonbrock. With several of her siblings she had moved to Britain by the 1820s.
Marriage 31/12/1824 at Childwall Lancashire of Johannah [sic] Rogers and John Gresham.
Will of Johanna Gresham widow formerly of Wavertree but late of Derby Place Edge Lane who died 09/02/1865 proved 08/07/1865 by Mary Elizabeth Gresham daughter, effects under £100.
In 1861 Johanna Gresham born Demerara aged 64 was living at Villa Cottage, Wavertree with her daughters Mary Elizabeth Gresham and Clarissa Yates.
Ancestry.com, Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 for Johannah Rogers, Bishop´s Transcripts Marriage Childwall 1820-1829 [database online].
National Probate Calendar 1865.
1861 census online.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Rogers
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Spouse
John Gresham
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Children
Mary Elizabeth; Clarissa
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£15,621 10s 8d
Awardee
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Sisters
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Natural Daughter → Father
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Villa Cottage, Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, North-west England, England
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Johanna Gresham (née Rogers)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45538 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
