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Siblings Robert, Thomas, William and Clementine Jones were jointly awarded compensation for 18 enslaved people in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. William and Clementine were baptised in St Elizabeth in 1805, reputed children of Mr William Jones and Frances Jones (who was baptised the same day, "about 28 years of age", "Negro... belonging to the estate of J. Whitaker."
St Elizabeth no. 515. T71/1608 letter 20/9/1835 from Wm Jones, Haittan [sic], Mayville [sic] P.O. Manchester, eldest son of late Wm Jones of Jamaica: since signing the compensation papers for Hymen Cohen, I find my brothers and sister have conveyed them without my consent to W.C.J. Hart of Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, to whom they are indebted for goods from his stores. "the debt does not concern the property."
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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Absentee?
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£456 0s 1d
Awardee
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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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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Brothers
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Brothers
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Brother → Sister
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1787 - 8th Apr 1844
Yorkshire 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:
'Robert Jones', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46066 [accessed 2nd February 2025].
