???? - 1784
Partner of Dr William Wright (q.v.).
Resident slave-owner and reportedly the builder of Orange Grove Great House, which is extant.
The will of Thomas Steel of Trelawny, Physician was proved in Jamaica 10/11/1784.
Hospitality Jamaica: Outameni experience for Trelawny, http://hospitalityjamaica.com/20061129/point2.html [accessed 21/11/2016].
Island Record Office, LOS 50.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
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Occupation
Physician
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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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1789 [EA] - 1799 [LA] → Previous owner
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1786 [EA] - 1799 [LA] → Previous owner
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Father → Daughter
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
Notes →
Robert Stirling married Sarah, daughter of Dr Thomas Steel of Steelfield, two decades after the latter's death....
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Business associates
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Dr Thomas Steel', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650311/ [accessed 19th April 2024].
