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Wife of Samuel Boyd Barnett (q.v.), a physician who claimed compensation for ownership of enslaved persons on Tripoli estate, St Ann, Jamaica, in right of his wife.
Born [Louisa Senior Lawrence] in St Ann, Jamaica, c. 1808 and married before 1835. In the censuses for England 1841-1871 in London, living in a lodging house on Manchester Street, Marylebone (1841), St John’s Place, Marylebone (1851), 3 Greville Place (1861) and 2 Clarendon Gardens, Paddington (1871). Her husband died in 1872 and his death was registered in Kensington, London.
Louisa Barnett, widow of 39 Richmond Road, Westbourne Grove, Middlesex, died 26/09/1874. This is a very likely match as her will was proved by her executor William Whitehorne Lawrence (q.v.), who had also owned property in St. Ann, Jamaica. Effects under £200. Her death was registered in Kensington Q3 1874; she was age 69.
T71/857 St Ann claim no. 541 (Tripoli).
1841-1871 censuses online.
National Probate Calendar (1874). FreeUKGen, England and Wales Free BMD Database, Deaths, 1837-1983 [database online].
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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Maiden Name
Lawrence
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Spouse
Samuel Boyd Barnett
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Wealth at death
£200
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£520 11s 4d
Beneficiary
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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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1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Wife → Husband
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Daughter → Mother
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17 Dorset Place, Dorset Square, Marylebone, London, Middlesex, London, England
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2 Clarendon Gardens, Paddington, London, Middlesex, London, England
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3 Greville Place, London, Middlesex, London, England
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3 St John’s Place, Marylebone, London, Middlesex, London, England
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39 Richmond Road, Westbourne Grove, London, Middlesex, London, England
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'Louisa Barnett (née Lawrence)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146630345 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
