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The daughter of James Kerr senior and his wife Ann. Mary was married to Colonel Alexander Fotheringham of Powrie (d.1810). She was left Three Mile River sugar plantation in her father's will however he stipulated that it should be sold as it had been so badly damaged in a hurricane. Her sisters Elizabeth and her sister Ann were made the joint owners of Dundee in their father's will.
Will of James Kerr, 1785, [PRO London, PROB 11/1127]
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Kerr
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Spouse
Colonel Alexander Fotheringham of Powrie
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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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1785 [SY] - → Owner
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Daughter → Father
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Mary Fotheringham (née Kerr)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146638195/ [accessed 10th October 2024].
