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William Wilson of Scotland, husband of Eleanor Wilson, with whom he was awarded compensation for ownership of 4 enslaved persons on Mount Vernon, St James, Jamaica.
William Wilson married Eleanor Vernon 03/11/1794 in St James, Jamaica. 'At Hermitage Pen, in this parish, last Monday evening, Mr. William Wilson, of Westmorland, to Miss Eleanor Vernon, daughter of Mr. James Vernon.'
T71/873 St James claim no. 350 (Mt Vernon).
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]; Royal Gazette 15/11/1794.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Eleanor Vernon
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£108 16s 3d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Husband → Wife
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Scotland
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'William Wilson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/18867 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
