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Partner in the Glasgow firm of Ellis, Browne and Co. (q.v., under 'Walrond Ellis'), apparently resident in Trinidad, where the firm traded as Ellis Johnston.
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£669 6s 8d
Awardee
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£128 0s 2d
Awardee
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Commercial (1) |
Other partner
Walrond Ellis and Co.
West India merchant |
1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'John Watson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46956 [accessed 8th November 2024].
