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Slave-owner in Jamaica, owner of Spring Bank in St Thomas-in-the-East, and dying c. 1832. The will of Robert Bolton of Kingston, Island of Jamaica, which takes the form of a letter to his sister Eliza Bolton in London and was proved 26/11/1802, appears unconnected.
PROB 11/1382/344. The 'will' is largely about the theft of 'cloathes' from Robert Bolton, although he left what he had to his sister and her two children.
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1810 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Owner
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1832 [EA] - → Previous owner
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1829 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Executor
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Testator → Executor
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Executor → Testator
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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:
'Robert Bolton', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653365 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
