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Former partner of James Matthews (q.v.), and with him holder of a mortgage over enslaved people on Dominica from 1821. To date he has not been further traced.
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1821 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
James Matthews was the surviving partner of Alex Sutherland, mortgagees under a deed of 04/12/1821 against the enslaved persons in possession of Marie Adele Beamish before her marriage with John Wilson Foreman. |
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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:
'Alexander Sutherland', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651651 [accessed 12th November 2024].
