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Son of Joseph Milward senior and joint heir with brothers Joseph junior and Thomas of his father's property in Jamaica.
John Milward was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 20 acres of land in St Catherine and 400 acres of land in St Thomas-in-the-Vale, total 420 acres.
Joseph Millward of St Catherine, gentleman. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1757. Slave-ownership at probate: 119 of whom 62 were listed as male and 57 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: 拢12736.67 Jamaican currency of which 拢4200.6 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included 拢5.77 currency cash, 拢5672.62 currency debts and 拢394.63 currency plate.
See entry for Joseph Milward senior.
'A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at .
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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Son → Father
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'John Milward or Millward', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
