12th Mar 1812 - ????
Six children born to Robert James and his wife Elizabeth Anne, baptised in St Catherine, Jamaica: Robert Henry (1798), John (1800), Sarah Ann (1801), Richard (1804), Elizabeth (1806), Millicent (1808) and Jane (1814). Three other children probably in the same family, parents Robert James and Elizabeth nee Rennalls (who died between March and July 1816): Robert (1811), Ann (1813) and Edward (1816).
Enslaved people registered to Edward James by guardian 1817-1823 and to four of the girls, Eliza, Millicent, Ann and Jane James from 1826 to at least 1834. Millicent married Thomas Cordingley in London in 1838. None of the others have been traced.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Sister-in-law → Brother-in-law
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Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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:
'Ann James', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45887 [accessed 25th November 2024].
