William White

1. Born 12/08/1812 and baptised 10/08/1813 at Oxford, St Elizabeth, reputed son of Andrew White by Mary Cartwright, "a free mulatto". Mary was described as "mulatta belonging to Mrs Eliza Sarah Vose [Andrew's White's daughter]" at the baptism of William's older siblings Henry and Mary Jane at Oxford in 1811.

2. "Mary Morrice alias Mary Cartwright & children Lavinia Cartwright, Henry, Mary Jane, William" were manumitted 19/01/1822 by payment of 10s "James Vase & ux to confirm a former deed 15 Dec 1812 by Andrew White & ux". Mary Cartwright and her children Lavinia Cartwright, Henry White, Jane White, William White, Catherine White, John White and James Dunlevy White were manumitted "£500 Sterling left, as the value of their manumission, to a Devisee, who also forfeits a legacy of £5000 Sterlg if such manumission be not effected". This is the manumission stipulated in the will of Andrew White senior, proved in 1820, which also stated that Lavinia Cartwright was born in Liverpool. Andrew White's will also bequeathed annuities of £30 per annum for life to Mary Cartwright and her six children by him, and £10 per annum to Lavinia Cartwright, chargeable on Oxford estate and Evergreen pen.

3. William and his siblings Henry, Mary Jane, Catherine, John and James Dunlevie White and his mother Mary Cartwright were owners through a trust of Comfort Hall estate in Manchester, Jamaica.

4. Mary Cartwright and her children have not been identified in the slave registers. They do not appear in James Vose's registration of 1823.

1. Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].

2. 'List of Jamaican Manumissions of 1821-1825 in the Public Record Office (2)', http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/Manumit2.htm'; 'List of Jamaican Manumissions of 1821-1825 in the Public Record Office (5)', http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/Manumit5.htm; PROB 11/1635/258.

3. See estate information for Comfort Hall.

4. T71/67 p. 314.

We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.