1796 - 1878
Daughter of Robert Allen of Lymington (died c. 1833) and Mary Gibbes Allen, and sister of Eliza Susannah, Charlotte, Henrietta Louisa, Rev. Robert and Henry Allen (each of which q.v.), and possibly aunt of the Henry George Acklom [sic] Allen, identified in the claim.
Will of Robert Allen of Lymington proved 29/08/1833. Mary Gibbes Allen is identified as Robert Allen's wife in a dispute with the 3rd Earl of Egremont and the Smith family over property in Barbados in 1803-1807.
The death of a Mary E. Allen was registered at Lymington Q3 1878 aged 82; in 1871 Mary E. Allen aged 74 was a lodger in Lymington (and also was shown as born there).
T71/897 Barbados claim no. 2954B (Mapps estate).
PROB 11/1819. West Sussex Record Office: Petworth House Archives, PHA/8005-8016 and PHA/10597-10599.
FreeUKGen, England and Wales Free BMD Database, Deaths, 1837-1983 [database online]. 1871 census online.
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£1,259 6s 11d
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Lymington, Hampshire, Wessex, England
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Mary Elizabeth Allen', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/44943 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
