Related LBS Individual |
Year
1756 |
Name
Gershom Ely Esquire |
Colony
Jamaica |
Parish
St Ann |
Total Enslaved
379 |
Total Male
185 |
Total Female
194 |
TEV-Total Estate Value
15081.66 |
TEV £
10772.61 |
TEV Exchange Rate
1.40 |
Enslaved Value
14629.00 |
Enslaved Value £
10449.29 |
Enslaved Exchange Rate
1.40 |
Debts Owing
452.61 |
Debts Owing £
323.29 |
Debts Exchange Rate
1.40 |
1754 Landowners List
3728.0 |
1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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.
