No Dates
Resident manager or attorney, dying c. 1840.
PROB 11/1976/319.
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Will
Will of John Jackson of Plantation Goedverwagting, east coast of Demerary made in 1839 and proved 24/03/1843, PROB 11/1976/319. In the will he left legacies of £200 to his mother in Annan Scotland, and £500 to his sister Helen, and the remainder of his estate to the seven 'children of Margaret McKenzie', named William, Helen, Margaret, John, Susan, Bryce [?] and Isabella Jackson. The will makes clear that he was a manager or attorney rather than owner of the estate and of La Bonne Mere. |
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£2,430 14s 2d
Awardee (Administrator)
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£535 9s 11d
Awardee
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£101 11s 10d
Awardee
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£1,106 16s 10d
Awardee
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£6,288 5s 8d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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£826 14s 8d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 Jackson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/9282 [accessed 12th November 2024].
