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Indenture dated 13th January 1810 between Henry Murray Esquire Major in the E. battery of Suffolk Militia of the 1st part; Anna Murray of Ipswich, Suffolk, eldest daughter of the said Henry Murray of the 2nd part; Charles Murray of St Thomas-in-the-East, Jamaica, of the 3rd part. Whereas Henry Murray under the wills of his brothers John Murray of St Thomas, planter, and Gideon Murray of the same place, planter, deceased, is possessed of three quarters of River View plantation in the same parish and Anna Murray of one quarter, they sell the same to Charles Murray for £6,250. John Murray's will dated 13/08/1789 and Gideon Murray's will dated 11/03/1790, naming the natural children of his brother James.
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919) vol. 4 p. 188.
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Planter
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1790 [EA] - → Owner
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Uncle → Niece
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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:
'Gideon Murray', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653803 [accessed 9th November 2024].
