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William Hughes, awarded part of the compensation for a claim in Dominica along with his wife Esther as co-executors of the will of Thomas Sharples (q.v.).
T71/881 Dominica claim no. 4.
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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Name in compensation records
Wm. Hughes
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Spouse
Esther Sharples
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£901 19s 4d
Awardee
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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:
'William Hughes', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45638 [accessed 3rd January 2025].
