1804 - 1817
Euphemia Kerr Johnston, daughter of John and Mary Johnston, baptised in St James, Jamaica, 29/04/1804. An absentee and minor in the slave register of 1817. Buried 12/07/1817 age 13 in Tormoham [Torbay], Devon. Her burial record gives her abode as "Island of Jamaica".
Familysearch.org batch no. I03814-1. Familysearch.org, England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887, [database online].
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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- 1817 [EY] → Trust beneficiary
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Tormoham (now Torbay), Devon, Devon & Cornwall, England
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Euphemia Kerr Johnston', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146637366 [accessed 8th November 2024].
