UCL

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Jamaica | St Dorothy

Estate Details

Associated People (2)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Norrison Jennings
1832 [EA] - → Other
Mary Craddock

Previous owner of 4 enslaved people in this group.

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St Dorothy 43
£69 7S 2D

Notes

Possibly an urban group rather than settled on rural land.

We are grateful to Andrea Coghlan for highlighting the inheritance from Mary Craddock.

Estate Information (4)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 3(Tot) 2(F) 1(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Norrison Jennings as owner. The three enslaved people were: William Walker, "negro", age 27, African; Frances Jennings, "negro", age 30, African; Elsie, "negro", age 30, Creole.

 
T71/13 31
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 2(Tot) 1(F) 1(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Norrison Jennings as owner. Reporting the death of Elsie, "negro", age 31, Creole.

 
T71/14 50
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 3(Tot) 2(F) 1(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Norrison Jennings as owner. Return the same as in 1826.

 
T71/17 81
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 5(Tot) 3(F) 2(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Norrison Jennings as owner. Death of William Walker in October 1831. Inheritance of four enslaved people by legacy of the late Margaret Craddock: Dixon, "Black", age about 20 years, Creole; George King, "Black", no age given, African ("sent out to cut laiths since October 1831 and has not been heard of since"); Camilla, "Black", age 40; Margaret, "Sambo", age 20, Creole, daughter of Camilla.

 
T71/18 328