1770 - 10th Sep 1853
Fourth son of Jacob Johnson of Springfield, Jamaica, and his second wife Susanna Mary Poole Lawrence. Born in Jamaica in 1770, married Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of Alexander Campbell of Jamaica by his wife Rebecca, daughter of Joseph Tharp of Jamaica. Mary died in May 1824 aged 50. George Robert Johnson died 10/09/1853 aged 83.
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919), vol. 3 pp. 68-69.
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Spouse
Elizabeth Campbell
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Children
George Robert, Alexander Campbell, Robert, Elizabeth, Wilhelmina Margaret
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Occupation
Planter
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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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1815 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Owner
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1817 [EA] - → Receiver
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1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
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Father → Son
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Son → Father
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Brothers
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Brother → Sister
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Uncle → Niece
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'George Robert Johnson senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146635400 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
