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Owner of Pembroke Hall in St Andrew, Jamaica, in 1753. Given only as James Herbert in the archives, but designated as 'senior' to distinguish him from the James Herbert a minor shown for the Pembroke estate in 1768-9.
James Herbert was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 519 acres of land in St Andrew and 400 acres of land in St George, total 919 acres.
CO137/28 pp. 169-175 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1753Andrew.htm.
'A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/1754lead.htm.
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The two were owners or co-owners in succession of Pembroke estate in St Andrew. Probably father and...
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
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 Herbert the elder', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146654937 [accessed 13th November 2024].
