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Son of James Williams of Bedford Square (q.v.), and heir as tenant-for-life of Watermount estate and the enslaved people on it, subject to 拢12,000 secured for his siblings Ann and William Williams.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£4,206 9s 10d
Previous owner (not making a claim)
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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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1804 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Tenant-for-life
Tenant-for-life under the will of his father, subject to 拢12,000 payable to his siblings Ann Pearson nee Williams and William Williams. He appears to have mortgaged the estate c. 1814. |
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Son → Father
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Brother → Sister
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Brothers
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Brother → Sister
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Brother → Sister
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'James Williams', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 19th September 2024].
