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Awarded a part-share in the compensation for ownership of enslaved persons on Virgin Valley estate in Clarendon, Jamaica, as one of the representatives of her father Charles Gordon Gray (q.v.). Married to William Mercer (q.v.).
T71/873 St James claim no. 172 (Virgin Valley).
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Gray
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Spouse
William Mercer
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£2,820 6s 3d
Awardee
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Daughter → Mother
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Wife → Husband
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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:
'Frs. Mercer (née Gray)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/-561723768 [accessed 19th April 2024].
