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One of the illegitimate children of Ann Whyte, "a free Sambo woman". With his mother and siblings, James owned enslaved people in St Thomas-in-the-East, although Robert Edmiston senior Esquire (presumably the children's father) held the life interest. Born 29/04/1812 and baptised at Windhill, St Thomas-in-the-East, 02/02/1813 with three of his siblings, "all children of colour".
There was another James Edmiston who was overseer in St Thomas-in-the-East from at least 1801-1807.
T71/145 p. 877; Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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£131 3s 5d
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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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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Brother → Sister
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Brother → Sister
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Natural Son → Mother
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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:
'James Edmiston', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45995 [accessed 2nd June 2024].
