???? - 1827
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Absentee?
Transatlantic?
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- 1827 [LA] → Not known
In her will proved in 1827 Mary Forbes of Bath bequeathed 'all rents due to me at my decease' from Bush Hill. |
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Mother-in-law → Son-in-law
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Mother → Son
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Mother-in-law → Daughter-in-law
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16 Green Park Buildings, Bath, Somerset, South-west England, England
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 Forbes of Bath', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146659653/ [accessed 16th April 2024].
