???? - 18th Nov 1873
A memorial stone in St. Kitts notes that Swanston died at age 80 after residing in St. Kitts for 50 years.
Vere Langford Oliver More Monumental Inscriptions: Tombstones of the British West Indies The Borgo Press, 1993, p 197
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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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1828 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Lessee
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
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:
'Thomas Swanston Esq., MD', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/25989 [accessed 18th April 2024].
