11th Nov 1798 - 14th Apr 1838
W. C. Retemeyer was awarded compensation for the ownership of 22 enslaved people in four separate claims in British Guiana.
We are grateful to Paul Koulen for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Name in compensation records
W.C. Retemeyer
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Spouse
Wilhelmina Elisabeth Esther Heijtmeijer, or Heytmeyer
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£172 18s 0d
Awardee
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£197 6s 0d
Awardee
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£150 19s 10d
Awardee
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£353 8s 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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1828 [EA] - → Other
Purchaser of some of these enslaved people |
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Husband → Wife
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Wilhelm Christiaan Retemeyer or Retemeijer', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/8680 [accessed 26th December 2024].
