1817 - ????
One of the illegitimate children of Ann Whyte, "a free Sambo woman". With her mother and siblings, Maria owned enslaved people in St Thomas-in-the-East, although Robert Edmiston senior Esquire (presumably her father) held the life interest. Baptised aged 3 years 6 months in St Thomas-in-the-East, 10/03/1821.
T71/145 p. 877; Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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£131 3s 5d
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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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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Partly while a minor. |
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Natural Daughter → Mother
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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:
'Maria Edmiston', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45997 [accessed 28th December 2024].
