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Slave-owner in Jamaica, dead by 1807. Possibly David Fyffe of Drumgeith, known to have been in Jamaica in the mid-18th century but in Scotland in 1800 when he acted as a witness to the will of Sir John Wedderburn of Ballindean.
Manuscripts Division, William L. Clements Library University of Michigan, Finding aid for Fyffe Family Papers, 1756-1847 http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsmss/umich-wcl-M-01fyf?view=text [accessed 30/12/2016].
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1780 [EA] - 1804 [LA] → Owner
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1807 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
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1799 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Owner
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1795 [EA] - → Owner
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Probably father and...
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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:
'David Fyffe senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634866/ [accessed 23rd April 2024].
