About 1840 Francis Blower Gibbes left England for Australia, where he bought land on the Paterson River in the Hunter Valley, and then left for Jamaica in 1843 just as his family arrived in Sydney, dying in Jamaica in 1844. His son, also called Francis Blower Gibbes, died in Fitzroy, Victoria, in 1904.
1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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.
