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The will of James Stevenson planter of Middlesex Jamaica with three codicils proved 08/04/1845 was probably the will of this man. He left £1500 to three siblings and provided for two outside families.
PROB 11/2016/265.
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£1,755 16s 0d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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£662 3s 4d
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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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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Executor
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1834 [EA] - → Executor
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Executor → Testator
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'James Stevenson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/12502 [accessed 26th December 2024].
