14th Jun 1808 - ????
Daughter of Nicholas Lechmere (c. 1755-1817), coffee planter and Ordinance keeper in Jamaica, and 'free quadroon' Sarah Letitia Webster (1773-c. 1822). Born 14/06/1808 and baptised 13/07/1808 in Kingston, Jamaica. Inherited enslaved people in Kingston in trust from her father and probably from her mother too. By 1834 she had married Thomas Ellis, probably the same man who was awarded compensation for Kingston claim no. 1337.
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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Maiden Name
Lechmere
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Spouse
Thomas Ellis
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£123 12s 6d
Awardee
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£19 10s 10d
Awardee
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Wife → Husband
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Sisters
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Sisters
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Natural Daughter → Father
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Sister → Brother
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Sister-in-law → Brother-in-law
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Sisters
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Natural Daughter → Mother
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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:
'Elizabeth Ellis (née Lechmere)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45867 [accessed 8th November 2024].
