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Thomas's name followed by "c.m." in the 1832 Barbados Slave Register, probably meaning "coloured man".
William Pharour Thomas registered five enslaved people in trust in St Michael, Barbados, to be manumitted from the estate of John Straker Thomas deceased. The enslaved people were jointly owned by William Pharour Thomas, John Straker Thomas, Sarah Straker Jordan and Mary Ann Cummins, all "fm" ("free mulattoes").
TNA, T71/549, p. 174.
T71/541 246.
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£69 18s 2d
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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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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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:
'William Pharour Thomas', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/5717 [accessed 25th December 2024].
