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Eldest daughter of Richard Welch senior of Hyde estate in Jamaica. Bequeathed £2000 at age 21 under the terms of her father's will. Came to an agreement with her siblings and her nephew's widow over the ownership of Hyde estate at some point between 1817, the terms of which are unclear, but which would indicate she still owned part of the estate or perhaps held a mortgage on it.
Married Thomas Reynolds, who died in 1815 at Waterloo.
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. 5, pp. 220-221.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Welch
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Spouse
Thomas Reynolds
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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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1809 [SY] - 1817 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
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Sister-in-law → Brother-in-law
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Wife → Husband
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Sister-in-laws
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Sisters
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Sisters
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Aunt → Nephew
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Mother-in-law → Daughter-in-law
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Sisters
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Daughter → Father
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Daughter → Mother
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Sister → Brother
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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:
'Mary Reignolds (née Welch)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648411/ [accessed 6th October 2024].
