No Dates
Described as an invalid in the 1832 Barbados Slave Register.
TNA, T71/550, pp. 55-6.
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Maiden Name
Merritt
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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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] → Other
See also separate return of Elizabeth Harding for BA8240 (1832). |
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
See also returns for BA8226, St George, Barbados. |
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Wife → Husband
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Mother → Son
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Elizabeth Harding (née Merritt)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/5980 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
