???? - 1826
Resident slave-owner on Tobago, owner in 1819 and 1825 of Belmont estate, the compensation for which was paid to his legatees, including his son Robert, a man of colour. Registrar of Tobago. His daughter Catherine was buried at Armagh, Ireland in November 1869.
Susan Elizabeth Craig-James, 'The Evolution of Tobago Society, 1838-1900', (unpublished PhD Thesis, LSE, University of London, 1995), p. 97; B.W. Higman, Slave Populations of the British Caribbean, 1807-1834 p. 707. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145090066/catherine-crooks [accessed 05/06/2020].
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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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1819 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Owner
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Father → Natural Son
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 Crooks of Tobago', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146638983 [accessed 12th November 2024].
