1793 - 1845
Bibby became the owner of 21 enslaved by marriage to Elizabeth M. Yearwood.
James William Bibby was born in 1793 and buried in St George, Barbados, 25 August 1845. He married Elizabeth Margaret Yearwood, St Michael, Barbados, 8 March 1823. Their children were: Margaret Jane, Caroline Harte, James Alleyne, Joseph William, Samuel James, John Richard, Martha Jane, John Thomas, Richard Albert.
T71/530, p. 302; Family Search: James William Bibby
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Name in compensation records
James W. Bibby
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Spouse
Elizabeth M. Yearwood
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Children
3 daughters; 6 sons
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£1,506 18s 11d
Awardee
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£77 13s 6d
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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1823 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1829 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Guardian
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1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Executor
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Husband → Wife
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Son-in-law → Mother-in-law
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Brother-in-laws
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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:
'James William Bibby', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/5941 [accessed 5th February 2025].
