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Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, listed as a magistrate for Trelawny in the 1861 Jamaica Almanac.
Death "At Taunton-hill, near Salt Marsh, in the parish of Trelawny, Jamaica, on Saturday, the 3rd November last, Ann Eliza, the beloved wife of John Richards Kitchen, Esq. Her affectionate and amiable disposition, endeared her to numerous circle of relatives and friends, who will long and deeply lament their loss."
Jamaica Almanac 1861.
Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser 09/01/1839.
We are grateful to Peter Selley for his assistance with this entry.
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Spouse
Ann Eliza
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£538 15s 1d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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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1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
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Husband → Wife
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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:
'John Richard Kitchen', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/23697 [accessed 5th February 2025].
