No Dates
Executrix and daughter of Colin Douglas senior: her attorney claimed on her behalf for the compensation for the Belmont estate in British Guiana
T71/885 British Guiana no. 586.
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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Maiden Name
Douglas
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Spouse
John Torbet
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£3,500 8s 6d
Unsuccessful claimant (Executor or executrix)
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Daughter → Father
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Also...
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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:
'Agnes Corse Torbet (née Douglas)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146631010/ [accessed 24th April 2024].
