1820 - ????
Susan Frances Holmes, "a free mustee", 6 months old, daughter of John Holmes Esquire, was baptised in Vere 21/12/1820. Susan inherited Twickenham estate in Vere and the 21 enslaved people on it after the death of John Holmes (his will was proved 08/06/1836).
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]. Will of John Holmes (private papers supplied by Liz Watson).
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1836 [SY] - → Owner
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Natural Daughter → Father
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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:
'Susan Frances Holmes', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146635082 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
