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Robert Besly was baptised 15 /05/1796 in Hanover. He was the son of Joseph Besly and Dorothy McLeod (q.v.). Robert Besly registered four enslaved people in 1817. He died between 1817 and 1820; Henry Besly was his executor in 1820.
We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance with compiling this entry.
Jamaica, Select Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920; Slave Registers, Hanover, Jamaica, 1817 and 1820.
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 Besly', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146667513 [accessed 17th May 2024].
