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Maiden Name
Wood
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Name in compensation records
Margaret R. Todd
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Spouse
Benjamin Richard Todd
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£427 4s 6d
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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Wife → Husband
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It is probable that Benjamin and Margaret were husband and wife but it is not...
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Mother → Son
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Margaret Rudder Todd (née Wood)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/3696 [accessed 24th December 2024].
