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Probably the father of five Isaacs children who were slave-owners in Jamaica in the 1820s and 1830s: Abraham, Jacob, Isaac, Judith and Asher Isaacs (all q.v.). All born in Jamaica between 1789 and 1803. Three other children - Miriam (1791), Henry (1798) and George (1804) have not been traced. An online family tree gives another daughter, Eliza, who married Mordecai Palache (q.v.).
Solomon Isaacs registered enslaved people in Kingston 1817-1832 but has not been found in the compensation records.
'Ashkenazi Congregation, English and German Jews, Kingston, Jamaica, 1788-1905 Register of Births' at www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com; Ancestry.com family tree by teresastokes56, https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/57741339/person/48027156084/facts [accessed 08/11/2018].
We are grateful to Rich Weeks for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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Religion
Jewish
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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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1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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Father → Son
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'Solomon Isaacs', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146661241 [accessed 24th December 2024].
