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Son of Ann White "a free sambo woman". Baptism not found but Robert Edmiston was probably aged 21 or above when he registered enslaved people on behalf of his mother and "her free born children" in 1817, when "the labour of [the enslaved people] is at the disposal and for the interest of Robert Edmiston senior Esquire among his life time."
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£131 3s 5d
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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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1817 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner
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Brother → Sister
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Brother → Sister
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Natural Son → Mother
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Robert Edmiston', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/15890 [accessed 4th January 2025].
