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Probably the Robert Donaldson who had four children "by Elizabeth Knowles a white woman" baptised in Jamaica in 1794. The children - William, Robert, James and Frances James - had been born between 1784 and 1794. He was probably also the father of Shaw, "son of Elizabeth Knowles a white woman about 5 years old" who was baptised in Hanover in 1802.
Possibly the Robert Donaldson who contributed 拢4 15s to the University of Pennsylvania following Dr John Morgan's fundraising tour of the West Indies in 1772-1773.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
William Smith, Joseph Hopkinson, and Plunket Fleeson Glentworth, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Minute Books, Volume 2, 1768-1779 p. 74, entry for 13/12/1773. Note amounts are in Jamaican currency.
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1817 [EA] - → Owner
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1825 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Father → Son
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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:
'Robert Donaldson senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
