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'Merchant of Bristol', and major slave-trader with some 58 voyages, most as sole owner, between 1712 and 1747. Shown as previous owner of half the Spring estate in St Andrew Jamaica. His will proved in 1755 is silent on Jamaica property, but identifies his wife's previous husband as William French: 'Mrs James Day' was shown as co-owner in 1752 and Thomas French was co-owner in 1758-1759.
Part ownership of Spring estate came to Mary Day (previously French, nee Elbridge) from her father Aldworth Elbridge, who died when she was an infant. Mary sold her moiety to her uncle Robert Elbridge but then inherited a share from her uncles Robert, Thomas and John upon their deaths.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database; PROB 11/816/148.
See estate information for Spring estate.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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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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1788 [EA] - 1794 [LA] → Previous owner
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1753 [EA] - → Joint owner
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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Husband → Wife
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Testator → Trustee
Notes →
Rothley & Stratton were shown as trustees to the estate of James Day in the Accounts Produce...
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Testator → Trustee
Notes →
Rothley & Stratton were shown as trustees to the estate of James Day in the Accounts Produce...
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
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Bristol, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'James Day', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650355 [accessed 5th November 2024].
