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Wife of William John Neilson who owned Woodside estate in St Mary, Jamaica. Widowed c. 1829. Bequeathed an annuity in the will of her husband, but the arrears of her mother-in-law's annuity held presidence.
Erna Brodber, Woodside, Pear Tree Grove P.O. (Mona, Jamaica: The University of the West Indies Press, 2004) pp. 45-47.
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Spouse
William John Neilson
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Children
George, William John, 4 daughters
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£266 19s 7d
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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1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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Wife → Husband
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Daughter-in-law → Mother-in-law
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Daughter-in-law → Father-in-law
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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:
'Jane Eliza Neilson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/12171 [accessed 26th April 2024].
