???? - 20th Oct 1830
Slave-owner in St Vincent, apparently resident.
Robert Brown bought 57 named enslaved people in 1810 from Morrison Jacks for £2770, of which he paid £1589 15s 8d upfront, the remainder in a mortgage written in trust.
Death "On 20 October, at his residence, New Edinburgh, in the Island of St Vincent, Robert Brown, Esq. a native of Springtown, in the County of Tyrone."
Deed Book 1810, British Library, EAP688/1/1/21, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP688-1-1-21 pp. 222-241.
Email from Mark Montgomery, 17/08/2017, sourced to Belfast Newsletter 28/12/1830.
We are grateful to Mark Montgomery for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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1817 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Owner
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- 20/10/1830 [ED] → Other
Robert Brown died at 'his residence', New Edinburgh in 1830. |
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Mortgagor → Mortgagee
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Robert Browne [sic] of St Vincent mortgaged land and enslaved people to John Brown of Dublin in...
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Mortgagor → Mortgagee
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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:
'Robert Brown of St Vincent', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146649995 [accessed 20th April 2024].
