12th Jun 1774 - 1st Mar 1842
Daughter of William Stirling of Keir and Cawder (1725-1793). "Kept house at Keir for her brothers, James and Archibald, for about fifty years." died at Keir 01/03/1842. Awarded part of the compensation for Hampden and Kerr estates in St James, Jamaica, as one of the heirs of her brother Robert (1772-1808). It's not clear whether Robert left her a share of the estate or whether she was awarded compensation as part of an unpaid legacy.
Alan L. Karras, Sojourners in the Sun: Scottish Migrants in Jamaica and the Chesapeake, 1740-1800 (Ithaca and London, 1992) pp. 71-80. William Fraser, The Stirlings of Keir, and their family papers (Edinburgh, 1858) pp. 72-80.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
died unmarried
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£3,944 0s 0d
Awardee
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£2,198 9s 0d
Awardee
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1825 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Sisters
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Sister-in-law → Brother-in-law
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Niece → Uncle
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Niece → Uncle
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Niece → Uncle
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Cadder, Dunbartonshire, Central Scotland, Scotland
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Cawder House, Glasgow (near), Lanarkshire, Central Scotland, Scotland
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Keir House, Perthshire, North-east Scotland, Scotland
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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:
'Marion Stirling', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/43276 [accessed 16th April 2024].
