18th Apr 1805 - ????
One of the illegitimate children of Ann Whyte, "a free Sambo woman". With his mother and siblings, Elizabeth owned enslaved people in St Thomas-in-the-East, although Robert Edmiston senior Esquire (presumably the children's father) held the life interest. Born 18/04/1805 and baptised at Windhill, St Thomas-in-the-East, 02/02/1813 with three of his siblings, "all children of colour".
T71/145 p. 877; Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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£131 3s 5d
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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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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Partly while a minor. |
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Brothers
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Natural Daughter → Mother
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
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:
'Elizabeth Edmiston', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45994 [accessed 17th February 2025].
