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Free man of colour on Barbados, dying c. 1803.
Jacob Belgrave married Elizabeth Ann Spike 07/05/1778 in St Philip, Barbados. The marriage record gave them as "free mulattoes". They had three children: Jacob II (1770?-1828), Elizabeth Maria (1779-) and John Thomas (1770?-1810).
Elizabeth Ann Spike must have died by 1787 when Jacob married Sophia Mary Croydon. Again, the marriage record gives them both as "free mulatto". They had two children: William Croydon (1789?-) and Sarah Ann (1790?-). Sophia Mary Belgrave was buried 22/08/1818 in St Michael, Barbados.
Jacob Belgrave also had two children with Margaret, a "mulatto woman belonging to Jacob Belgrave Snr": James and Margaret (both baptised 1800).
Owner of The Adventure in St Philip, Barbados. His estate inventory of 1803 gave The Adventure as over 98 acres with 94 enslaved people. The Adventure passed to his son John Thomas Belgrave. Another of his sons was Jacob Belgrave junior.
Familysearch.org, Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1849 [database online].
Ibid.
Ibid.
Jerome S. Handler, The Unappropriated People: Freedmen in the Slave Society of Barbados (1974) p. 121.
We are grateful to Ruth Hecht for her assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
[1] Elizabeth Ann Spike [2] Sophia Mary Croydon
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Children
seven children (see text)
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Occupation
Planter
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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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- 1803 [EY] → Owner
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Father-in-law → Daughter-in-law
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Father → Son
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Father → Son
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Grandfather → Grandson
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jacob Belgrave senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146663611 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
