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James Edward Child and his wife Louisa nee Stamp were parties to the chancery suit of Child v Holloway, into which the compensation for the enslaved people on Mount Holstein estate in St George was paid. The couple had married at St George Hanover Square in London in 1820. Louisa Child died formerly of 3 Marlborough Cottages College Street Chelsea but late of 9 College Place Chelsea 28/10/1863 leaving £300.
National Probate Calendar 1863.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
James Edw. Child
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Spouse
Louisa Stamp
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£2,871 6s 11d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Husband → Wife
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 Edward Child', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/18269 [accessed 25th April 2024].
