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Owner of Woodside in St Mary, Jamaica. Died in 1800 and was buried in the Woodside Anglican churchyard. The estate was inherited by his son William John Neilson, then a minor, and subject to an annuity to John's wife Frances Maidstone Neilson. By 1834 the annuity was in arrears and most of the slave compensation was awarded to Frances Maidstone Neilson.
T71/856 St Mary claim no. 457. Erna Brodber, Woodside, Pear Tree Grove P.O. (Mona, Jamaica: The University of the West Indies Press, 2004) pp. 10, 34, 45.
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Absentee?
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Spouse
Frances Maidstone
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Children
Wiliam John
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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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- 1800 [EY] → Owner
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1803 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Previous owner
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Husband → Wife
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Father → Son
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Father-in-law → Daughter-in-law
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'John Neilson of Woodside', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146646129 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
